Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13412 on Local Government Finance, whether she plans to reduce funding for councils not in areas of high deprivation.
Answered by Jim McMahon
The Autumn Budget announced over £4 billion in additional funding for local government services, £1.3 billion of which will go through the Settlement.
We will guarantee that no local authority sees a reduction in their Core Spending Power in 2025-26 after taking account of any increase in council tax levels by applying a funding floor. This will provide the protections required for authorities to sustain their services between years, whilst recognising that we must begin the process of redirecting as much funding as possible towards the services and places that need it most.
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