Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 108444
Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged
Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Lorraine Beavers
Labour — Blackpool North and Fleetwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities within the most deprived decile receive above average increases in Core Spending Power in each year of the local governme
Answer
Alison McGovernFollowing extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. These updates will account for local circumstances, including for different ability to raise ...
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