Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105670

Local Government Finance: Essex

Tabled: 14 January 2026

Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason he has reduced the cash grants from Government element of Core Spending Power to (a) Maldon District Council; and (b) Braintree District Council as part of Core S

Answer

Alison McGovern

The provisional Settlement 2026–27 will make available almost £78 billion in Core Spending Power (CSP) for local authorities in England, a 5.7% cash-terms increase compared to 2025–26. By the end of the multi-year Settlement in 2028-29 Maldon will have a ...

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