Written question asked by Paula Barker (Labour) on Monday, 12 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. It was answered by Rushanara Ali (Labour) on Monday, 19 May 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Supporting People Programme
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national Supporting People programme.
- Answer
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Local authorities are best placed to decide how their funding is spent locally. The Government has a delivered a Settlement that begins to fix the foundations of local government by providing significant investment redirecting funding towards the services and places that need it most. The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 51474
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Subjects
- Supporting people programme
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- 2025-09-05 22:35:55 +0100
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