Local Government Finance: Greater London
2026-07-05 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · HL1658 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) economic, and (2) social, impacts on central London boroughs of reforms to the local government funding system; and whether they plan to review the reforms on an ongoing basis.
Answer
This Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant step yet to make English local government more sustainable. The government is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. As a result of t...