Why the Time is Right for Expanding Community Budgets

This report from the Confederation of British Industry and Municipal Journal discusses the benefits of shared resources and collaboration at a local level.

It suggests that this approach can help the government tackle complex social issues by coordinated action between health, education, police, and probation and welfare services. It sets out the views of stakeholders on the value of community budgets and on the benefits that can accrue, for example by reducing the duplication of services and their related costs; getting more people into work and off benefits; and giving local communities an opportunity to be in charge of local budgets.