Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 60525

Civil Society: Finance

Tabled: 17 June 2025

Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Clive Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a percentage target spend to be allocated to the VCSE sector in future guidance to (a) mayors and

Answer

Jim McMahon

The Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. The majority of funding within scope of the Local Government Financ...

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