Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 21642
Local Government Finance: Greater London
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 8 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Hayes
Labour — Dulwich and West Norwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the funding gap for London councils in the next four years.
Answer
Jim McMahonThe provisional Settlement for 2025-26 makes available £69 billion for local government, which is a 3.5% real terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. The final Settlement will increase further, to incorporate the £515 million of fundin...
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