Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his latest estimate is of the real terms change in the spending powers of local authorities in the current financial year taking into account relevant price and wage increases.
In this year’s Local Government Finance Settlement, the government has made available £54.1 billion in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion from 2021/22. This recognises the resources councils need to meet pressures and maintain service levels.