Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61924

Social Services: Finance

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department is coordinating with the Department for Health and Social Care and the Treasury to ensure councils affected by high needs and social care deficits can plan bef

Answer

Jim McMahon
This government recognises the pressures local authorities are facing because of their Dedicated School Grant (DSG) deficits. As part of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation published on 20 June, the government announced an extension to the DSG Statut...

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