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Local Government Finance

Commons · Question 116102 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have paid back their full Exceptional Financial Support.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 4 Mar 2026

The recent Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant step yet to make English local government more sustainable. Our reforms are delivering a fairer Settlement which puts funding where it is needed most. Before our reforms, only around a...