Written questions

Local Government: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 14190 · Tabled 13 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2024 to Question 11851 on Employers’ Contributions: Local Government, what was the evidential basis for allocating £600 million of social car

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 21 Nov 2024

The Autumn Statement announced at least £600 million of new grant funding for social care. This funding, alongside income from unringfenced sources including council tax, can be used to address the range of pressures facing the social care sector. Further...