Local Government Services: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 13986 · Tabled 12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in sparsely populated regions, in the context of varying levels of per capita costs for delivering services.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 20 Nov 2024
We have announced £1.3 billion of new grant funding in 2025/26 for local government to deliver core services, of which at least £600 million is for social care.After years of delaying much needed fair funding reform, we will update and improve the approac...