由于特殊需求成本上升超过资金,导致萨默塞特议会可能在2028年4月面临破产,危及基本服务。
Somerset Council may face insolvency by April 2028 due to rising special needs costs outpacing funding, risking essential services.
萨默塞特理事会到2028年4月可能面临破产问题,因为其特殊教育需求支出超过供资,预计赤字超过1亿英镑。
Somerset Council faces a potential insolvency by April 2028 as its special educational needs spending outpaces funding, with a projected deficit exceeding £100 million.
2020年政府推翻了隐藏这些债务的政府,直到2028年才结束,此后,理事会的资产负债表上将出现全部短缺。
A 2020 government override hiding these debts ends in 2028, after which the full shortfall will appear on the council’s balance sheet.
自2025年初以来,对教育、卫生和护理计划的需求激增了20%。
Demand for education, health, and care plans has surged 20% since early 2025.
尽管政府承诺从2025年11月起吸收新的债务,但官员们警告这些措施可能不够充分。
Despite a government pledge to absorb new debts from November 2025, officials warn the measures may be insufficient.
如果没有紧急、可持续的支持,理事会可发布第114节通知,引发破产并威胁基本服务。
Without urgent, sustainable support, the council could issue a Section 114 notice, triggering insolvency and threatening essential services.