Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 106346

Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 16 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the weight given to deprivation within the proposed Foundation Formula in the Fair Funding Review; and how dispersed ru

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...

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