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Local Government Finance

Commons · Question 45953 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to account for housing costs when measuring deprivation as part of local government funding reform.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 28 Apr 2025

The English Indices for Deprivation are a designated National Statistic. They have demonstrated, through assessment, that they meet the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value, set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics by the Office for Stati...