Local Government Finance
Commons · Question 121305 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Government Finance Statement made on 23 February 2026, what changes have been made to the assessment of relative need within the Settlement; whether i
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 24 Mar 2026
The recent Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant step yet to make English local government more sustainable. For the first time since 2013-14, the government is updating the relative needs formulas that form a key part of how local a...