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Written question asked by Mike Amesbury (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 3 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 February 2025. It was answered by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Local Government Finance: Halton

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new recovery grant on Halton Council.

Answer

Halton Borough Council will receive £4.5 million from the Recovery Grant in 2025-26. The Recovery Grant is targeted towards areas with greater need and demand for services and less ability to raise income locally. This grant is the first meaningful step towards long overdue funding reform but the government is clear that this is not comprehensive reform. The metrics in this grant will not be as sophisticated as the fully updated assessment of need we are consulting on, and deprivation is the best available proxy.

This Government recognises that council funding has been under pressure since 2010. Detailed information on core spending power and settlement funding for Halton Borough Council from 2015/16 to 2020/21 can be viewed here.

Due to changes in the function and financing of local government, comparable data on Core Spending Power is not available prior to 2015/16.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
28111
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Local government finance Halton
Link
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