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 Democrat — Woking
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 McMahonIn 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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