by Esmé Kenney | Apr 22, 2024 4:06PM | Live News
How would you feel about a £53,000 pay rise? The number of Sheffield council employees earning more than £100,000 per year has increased from 7 to 13 between 2021-22 and 2022-3, with one employee getting an increase of £53,000. Elliot Keck, Head of Campaigns at the...
by James Harrop | Apr 22, 2024 2:48PM | News, Top Story
The number of Sheffield City Council employees earning over £100,000 has nearly doubled in 2022-23, with one employee receiving a £53,000 pay rise, despite bringing in the maximum council tax increase. The number of employees earning over £100,000 changed from seven...
by Ciara Healy | Feb 26, 2024 5:00PM | News
Sheffield City Council has announced new powers to double council tax on second homes and start charging on homes left empty for over a year. The additional council tax will bring in an estimated £1.1 million in the first year for the authority to spend on essential...
by Megan Cooke | Feb 20, 2023 4:44PM | Long Reads
Despite an ongoing cost of living crisis that has seen households across the country struggling to juggle finances, local governments have taken the decision to raise council tax by almost five per cent. The maximum local authorities can raise council tax by is 4.99...
by Charlie Ridler | Mar 8, 2021 2:17PM | News
Covid-19 expenses such as personal protective equipment, free school meals and business grants have cost Sheffield £75m, according to a report by Sheffield City Council. Spending plans set out last Wednesday included a 1.99 per cent rise in council tax to help pay for...
