Question follow-through · 20652

Local Government Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much each eligible local authority received in Rural Services Delivery Grant in 2024-25; and how much was allocated in total.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
19 Dec 2024
Answer
27 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much each eligible local authority received in Rural Services Delivery Grant in 2024-25; and how much was allocated in total.

  2. 19 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The provisional settlement, published on 18 December, increases the total additional grant funding which will be made available to local councils in England through the settlement to over £2 billion. This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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