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The Rural Services Network (RSN) is thrilled to announce the National Rural Conference 2024, taking place from 16th to 19th September. This virtual event, accessible via Zoom, is the premier gathering for senior officers, members, policymakers, and rural service professionals.
Further information and booking details can be found here
The RSN congratulates those of its members who were successful in their bids to the Levelling Up Round 2 funds.
On the basis of the allocations to Councils covering rural areas the allocations seem quite favourable.
However, the type of schemes being funded generally appear to be largely based in the more built- up areas within those rural councils rather than benefitting rural needs per se.
Funding for projects also doesn’t change the core funding for rural services.
The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023-2024 currently means that:
This leaves rural areas at a disadvantage where rural residents pay more, receive fewer services and on average, earn less than those in urban areas; this in inequitable.
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