Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 93546

Deprivation Indicators: Housing

Tabled: 21 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Anneliese Midgley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the inclusion of housing costs in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation does not disadvantage more deprived areas with lower hous

Answer

Alison McGovern

On Thursday 20 November, we published the government response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0, which sets out the government’s plan to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The government has used the most robust and up to date evidence avail...

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