Question follow-through · 85701

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make any changes to the existing bespoke distribution method for the Recovery Grant.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
28 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
3 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make any changes to the existing bespoke distribution method for the Recovery Grant.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The local government finance settlement for 2024 to 2025 introduced the Recovery Grant, worth £600 million. This was distributed to places with greater need and demand for services (using deprivation as a proxy), and which are least able to fund their own...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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