Plans to “reinvent the NHS’ financial model” and turn it from a service treating sickness to one that truly makes people healthy form the basis of the government’s 10 Year Plan.

The world is changing. It’s easy to feel as though, both nationally and globally, the public sector faces a confluence of catastrophe, with security, sustainability and the social fabric all under ...

English councils hold the key to unlocking potential growth of £276bn if they are allowed genuine stewardship of their local economies, according to a study.

The government has promised 300,000 social and affordable homes in a 10-year plan that also includes reforms to Right to Buy.

CIPFA recently ran two webinars exploring how having a mentor can help develop a public finance career. PF discusses the idea with Jo Pitt ...

The government’s employment support shake-up must take complex regional variations in capacity and need into account if it is to avoid making England’s North-South divide even worse, think-tank ...

Improving the “bureaucratic and labour-intensive” Spending Review process could lead to more effective public spending and even a less disillusioned public, a report from the Tony Blair Institute has ...

The ‘triple lock’ makes the state pension too expensive and unpredictable and ministers should replace it with a new target level and wider overhaul of the pensions system, a study has recommended.

The deadline to pool assets under the Local Government Pension Scheme may be unrealistic, while concerns over potential conflicts of interest under the new arrangements have not been fully addressed, ...

The government’s planned benefits system overhaul could cut welfare spending by £11bn a year when fully implemented – but the health-related benefits bill will still far exceed pre-pandemic levels, ...

The government has not done enough to ensure victims of the Horizon IT scandal are properly compensated, according to a group of leading MPs. - Short form article, PAC, Post Office, Horizon, Public ...

The government faces calls to scale back the governance and audit requirements on small public bodies to free up resources and improve accountability. - Short form article, NAO, national audit office, ...