Labour leaders of Sheffield City Council have been slammed for failing to spend key funds more 18 months after they were first made available. Of the £5.3 million given to the Council by the Coalition Government through its New Homes Bonus just £420,000 – less than 10% – has been spent to date. The revelation [...]
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Council finance officers slam Labour failure to spend jobs fund
Independent finance officers on Sheffield City Council have slammed Labour councillors for failing to spend a fund earmarked for economic growth. Their comments, which refer to the Council’s Local Growth Fund, come as a major embarrassment to the current Labour administration. The fund was formed using £5.3 million of Government money, allocated through the New [...]
Councillors shocked as £1,600,000 of Government funding left unspent
Labour’s leaders on Sheffield City Council have been left red-faced as it transpired that £1.6 million of Government funding for Sheffield housing has been left unspent. In April 2011, the Labour-run authority was awarded £1.96 million through the Coalition Government’s New Homes Bonus. However, new figures have revealed that just £279,000 of the funding was [...]
Dithering from Labour Council costs Sheffield over £500,000
Labour controlled Sheffield City Council will see over £500,000 less investment through the ‘New Homes Bonus’ fund next year, after Labour councillors failed to bring homes back in to use or promote the development of new local houses. The New Homes Bonus, which was introduced by the Coalition Government, rewards local councils for building – [...]
Alison Brelsford writes: Sheffield Labour’s plans for housing – 6 months of dithering
Have you heard the one about the Council that made cutbacks while a £2 million Government fund sat in the bank unspent? When you can’t open a newspaper in Sheffield without a Labour politician complaining about a lack of funding, you might find this hard to believe but oddly enough it’s true. Sheffield City Council [...]
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