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Local Authority Funding Fair Review

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is conducting a Fair Funding Review to reform how central government allocates funding to local authorities, including changes to council tax restrictions and Disabled Facilities Grant distribution. The review is active with a provisional local government finance settlement published for 2026-2027 and beyond, supported by the Local Authorities (Removal of Council Tax Restrictions) Bill.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of (i) ward and (ii) parish financial data to facilitate fu

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of (i) ward and (ii) parish financial data to facilitate funding disaggregation as a result of boundary …

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18 Jun 2025 | Written evidence linked

The funding system for local government is extremely complex. The local government finance settlement provides formula-based funding to local authorities, which MHCLG distributes through a combination of formula- based grants, general grants and locally retained business rates. Local authorities also fund services through locally raised income, such as council tax and sales, fees and charges.21 Written evidence we received from London Councils pointed out that the complexity of local funding ...

The funding system for local government is extremely complex. The local government finance settlement provides formula-based funding to local authorities, which MHCLG distributes through a combination of formula- based grants, general grants and locally retained business rates. Local authorities als

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