Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 85701

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Derek Twigg

LabourWidnes and Halewood

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make any changes to the existing bespoke distribution method for the Recovery Grant.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The local government finance settlement for 2024 to 2025 introduced the Recovery Grant, worth £600 million. This was distributed to places with greater need and demand for services (using deprivation as a proxy), and which are least able to fund their own...

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