Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18595
Local Government Finance
Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to increase the level of funding to local authorities to deliver statutory services.
Answer
Alison McGovernLocal authority funding is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.The government recognises the significant pressures that councils are facing and is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. We are del...
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