Local Government Services: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 19793 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to ensure that local authorities in rural areas receive higher levels of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26, in the contex
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 17 Dec 2024
The government is absolutely committed to tackling the issues that matter to rural communities. Places with a significant rural population will on average receive around a 5% increase in their Core Spending Power next year, which is a real terms increase....