Fairer Funding for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire residents are being urged to back a campaign calling on the Government to provide fairer funding for the county’s essential services like fixing potholes and social care.
Gloucestershire County Council has launched a petition as part of its Fairer Funding for Gloucestershire campaign, identifying funding pressures affecting services including support for children and young people with disabilities, social care and highways.
The council says Gloucestershire has been short-changed for years because national funding arrangements do not properly reflect the cost of delivering services across a large and predominantly rural county.
The campaign is calling for fairer funding for local services including addressing the historic issue of low funding for education and children with special educational needs and asking for greater investment in Gloucestershire’s roads. It also wants the Government to pay for the costs of Local Government Reorganisation and take urgent action on social care funding.
Council Leader Cllr Lisa Spivey said: “This is not about special treatment – it is about fairness. Gloucestershire must have the resources it needs to support local people and protect the services residents value and rely on.”
Residents, businesses, community groups and partner organisations are being urged to add their names to the petition and help the council to stand up for Gloucestershire. Sign the petition: Fairer Funding for Gloucestershire | Have Your Say Gloucestershire Find out more: Fairer Funding for Gloucestershire campaign