Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 108444

Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Lorraine Beavers

LabourBlackpool 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 McGovern
Following 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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