Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 93887

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Anneliese Midgley

LabourKnowsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Recovery Grant on local authorities' ability to maintain essential services and introduce new suppor

Answer

Alison McGovern
The government introduced the £600 million Recovery Grant in 2025-26 to support those local authorities facing higher need and demand for services, and which are least able to fund their own services through income raised locally. Following a large number...

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