Local Government Finance
Commons · Question 60682 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in receipt of exceptional financial support to resolve funding issues in the long term.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 24 Jun 2025
The Government recognises the significant pressures that councils are facing. The Spending Review provides over £5 billion of new grant funding over the next three years for local services that communities rely on. The £3.4 billion, when taken together wi...