Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for local authorities in rural areas. ”
Tabled: 27 October 2026Answered: 2 November 2026
Asked by
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Jim McMahon)
Under this Labour Government, rural authorities in England will see a total increase in core spending power of £958 million from 2024-25 to 2028-29—an increase of 21.1%. As a result of the fair funding reforms, nine in 10 councils will receive funding that more broadly matches their assessed relative need by the end of the multi-year settlement, up from around a third before the reforms took place.