questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase of employers National Insurance contributions on (a) commissioned and (b) externally provided council services.
answerText: We recognise the pressures local authorities are under as demand for vital services grows. Government is providing £2 billion of additional grant funding through the Settlement, including £502 million to manage the impact of employer National Insurance Co...
heading: Local Government Services: Employers' Contributions