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16 Dec 2021

2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Announcement

2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Announcement Thursday 16th December 2021 The Rural Services Network welcomes the 2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, announced today…

15 Dec 2021

RSN Economic Profiling Service – December 2021

The RSN Economic Profiling Service provides an analysis of Alternative Claimant Count with the December 2021 addition now being available. The analysis examines the ratio…

13 Dec 2021

Government pledges £150m for digitisation of adult social care

Healthcare IT News reports that the Government has announced a £150 million pledge to drive greater adoption of technology and achieve widespread digitisation across adult…

13 Dec 2021

Temporary on-farm campsites inject £25m into rural economy

Farming UK reports that temporary campsites set up on farms have given Britain’s rural economy a major boost, but many businesses fear that relaxed permitted…

06 Dec 2021

RSN Response to the Adult Social Care White Paper

In our initial response to the Social Care White Paper which we issued the day after the White Paper was published, the Rural Services Network…

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06 Dec 2021

Net Zero Strategy Rural Lens

In October 2021 the Government published its Net Zero Strategy, setting out (by sector) the policies and measures intended to keep the UK on its…

06 Dec 2021

Cyclist deaths soar on rural roads in England

The BBC also reports that coronavirus lockdowns have created a cycling boom in England, with record numbers of people out on their bikes to get…

06 Dec 2021

New social care plans risk backlash over failure to tackle England’s winter crisis

The Guardian reports that Ministers are risking a fresh backlash over social care by unveiling long awaited proposals that will offer no new funding to…