Public Health: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing local authorities longer-term public health funding.
Answered by Ashley Dalton
Following the upcoming Spending Review, we will aim to issue multi-year public health grant allocations to local authorities from 2026/27. We recognise that multi-year funding settlements for councils provide several benefits, enabling them to focus on delivering outcomes in a stable environment rather than managing budget uncertainties. In addition, 93% of respondents in a Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace) survey stated that they believe multi-year settlements would support economic prosperity.
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