Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 68265

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of local authorities receiving Exceptional Financial Support in the 2025-26 financial year.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The Government recognises the significant pressures that councils are facing. The Spending Review provides over £5 billion of new grant funding over the next three years for local services that communities rely on. The £3.4 billion, when taken together wi...

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