Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105608

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Named Day

Question

John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data, analysis, and modelling did the Department use to determine the removal of the remoteness factor from the Area Cost Adjustment, and if the Government will publish or s

Answer

Alison McGovern

The government is committed to tackling the issues that matter to rural communities. In addition to including a remoteness adjustment in adult social care formulas, we are including a journey times adjustment, which aims to account for the impact of the d...

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