Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What steps her Department is taking to ensure that councils in areas with higher levels of deprivation receive adequate funding.”
Tabled: 3 June 2025Answered: 9 June 2025
Asked by
Terry Jermy
Labour — South West Norfolk
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Local Government and English Devolution (Jim McMahon)
The Government have delivered a settlement that begins to fix the foundations and makes available over £69 billion in 2025-26. In 2026-27, an improved approach will direct funding where it is needed most and provide certainty through the first multi-year settlement in over a decade.