Local Government Finance

(asked on 21st July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities financially ahead of the 2020 spending review.


Answered by
Simon Clarke Portrait
Simon Clarke
This question was answered on 1st September 2020

The Government recognises the pressures councils face from Covid-19. We are providing councils with an unprecedented package of support, allocating £4.3 billion for spending pressures, including £3.7 billion of unringfenced grants and the £600 million Infection Control Fund.

Overall, Government has committed nearly £28 billion to support councils, their communities and businesses deal with the pandemic. This is on top of a core spending power increase of £2.9 billion in 2020/21, an estimated 4.4 per cent real terms increase


The Spending Review, later this year, will be the appropriate time to look at funding for local government in the round, and we will communicate our plans as early as we can through the provisional settlement for 2021/22. We will continue to engage councils on the best approach to the next financial year and work together to ensure they are managing as the pandemic progresses

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