Local Lib Dem councillors have welcomed the news that from 2028/29, the Government will take full responsibility for all future SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) spending, shifting the growing financial pressure away from councils.
Milton Keynes Lib Dems have welcomed the Government’s decision to finally scrap the two-child benefit cap, a long overdue change that will lift thousands of local children out of poverty and put vital support back into the hands of struggling families
This week Liberal Democrat councillors called on Milton Keynes City Council to prepare now for when they can take control of buses.
Lib Dem councillors are calling for safer, well-lit redways and underpasses to improve everyday journeys for residents who walk, cycle or travel across the city after dark.
Milton Keynes Liberal Democrats have secured £150,000 of funding from the Environment Agency to consider plans for a further balancing lake to help to reduce the impact of flooding on residents across the city.
MK Lib Dems have slammed the Government’s decision to delay enforcing the Decent Homes Standard for private renters until 2035, warning that thousands of renters across the city are being left to put up with poor housing for nearly another decade.