Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 55900

Regeneration: Woking

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether levels of deprivation in (a) Goldsworth Park, (b) Canalside ward and (c) other areas are taken into account when deciding levels of funding allocated to local authoritie

Answer

Jim McMahon
In the 2025-26 Settlement, the new, one-off, Recovery Grant, worth £600 million, was targeted towards areas with greater need and demand for services, with deprivation used as a proxy for this, and less ability to raise income locally. The metrics used ar...

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