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Written question asked by Julian Knight (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 2 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 June 2023. It was answered by Lee Rowley (Conservative) on Monday, 12 June 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


Independent Living Fund: Solihull

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was made available to his Department to Solihull Council for the Independent living fund in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial years.

Answer

The Rural Services Delivery Grant is allocated in recognition of the possible additional costs of service delivery in sparsely populated areas. Because Solihull Council is not as sparsely populated as authorities in England who receive this funding, it is not eligible for this grant.

For 2022-23, Solihull Council received £768,824 from the Independent Living Fund. As part of the Government's commitment to simplify the grants system, we have rolled the Independent Living Fund into the Social Care Grant from 2023-24 onwards.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
187218
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Independent Living Fund Solihull
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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