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Local Government Finance

Asked by Paul HolmesConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 27 November 2024UIN 15007

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what datasets her Department used to calculate the Local Government Finance Settlement for financial year 2024-25.

Answered by Jim McMahon

The Department uses a wide range of data to calculate the Local Government Finance Settlement. Each year, the government publishes an explanatory note alongside the settlement, which sets out the methodology used to calculate core spending power and what funding is included within it.

For the financial year 2024-25 the note can be found here: Explanatory note on core spending power: final local government finance settlement 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.

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