Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 116102

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have paid back their full Exceptional Financial Support.

Answer

Alison McGovern

The recent Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant step yet to make English local government more sustainable. Our reforms are delivering a fairer Settlement which puts funding where it is needed most. Before our reforms, only around a...

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