Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 21646

Local Government Finance: Greater London

Tabled: 3 January 2025

Answered: 8 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that the funding model for inner London boroughs meets local demand.

Answer

Jim McMahon

The 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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