Ministers hope £64bn funding boost will stave off more local council bankruptcies

Michael Gove to announce extra support for social care and housing as one in five English councils foresees going bust

Ministers will announce a 6.5% increase in the funding for local councils in England in a desperate attempt to stop them going bankrupt.

Michael Gove, the communities secretary, will announce the £64bn support package on Monday, less than a fortnight after he was warned that an unprecedented number of councils are likely to declare themselves bankrupt.