Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 32201

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

LabourLiverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure local authorities have adequate levels of Government funding.

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. Taken together, the additional funding announced by the Chancellor ...

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