The 'go to' organisation for Local Government improvement in Scotland

The 14th annual National Benchmarking Overview Report has been published, looking at data from 2024/25.

It finds that funding levels for councils have not kept pace with growing demand, inflation and expanding national commitments. Scotland’s councils face ongoing financial, workforce, and demand pressures that have become embedded in the system and are approaching the limits of what they can achieve with current resources.

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With Scotland’s working age population shrinking and ageing, skills and labour shortages are becoming an increasing concern.

Our new report, Navigating Population Change - Economic and workforce implications for Scotland, outlines the relationship between population change and jobs and the economy and how local authorities can address this.

Read Navigating Population Change - Economic and workforce implications for Scotland