Question follow-through · 17825

Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13412 on Local Government Finance, whether she plans to reduce funding for councils not in areas of high deprivation.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
12 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13412 on Local Government Finance, whether she plans to reduce funding for councils not in areas of high deprivation.

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Autumn Budget announced over £4 billion in additional funding for local government services, £1.3 billion of which will go through the Settlement.We will guarantee that no local authority sees a reduction in their Core Spending Power in 2025-26 after ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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