Local Government: Devon
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure adequate funding for local government in Devon.
Answered by Jim McMahon
For Devon Council, the final Local Government Finance Settlement represents an increase in Core Spending Power of up to 5.4% – making available a total of up to £837.2 million in 2025-26. Taken together, the additional funding announced by the Chancellor at the Autumn Budget and through the 2025-26 Settlement will provide over £5 billion of new funding for local services over and above local council tax. This includes an additional £2 billion of grant through the Settlement in addition to a guarantee that local authorities in England will receive at least £1.1 billion in total in 2025-26 from the new Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) scheme.
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