Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 121305

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Government Finance Statement made on 23 February 2026, what changes have been made to the assessment of relative need within the Settlement; whether i

Answer

Alison McGovern
The recent Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant step yet to make English local government more sustainable. For the first time since 2013-14, the government is updating the relative needs formulas that form a key part of how local a...

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