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Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

Asked by Terry JermyLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 June 2025UIN 54170

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43491 on Internal Drainage Boards: Finance, what steps she has taken to allocate funding to councils.

Answered by Jim McMahon

The government announced at the final 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement that it will provide £5 million in funding for the local authorities most impacted by Internal Drainage Board levies. Allocations for the 2025-26 IDB levy support grant will be announced in due course.

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