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Written question asked by Baroness King of Bow (Labour) on Monday, 23 February 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 9 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Local Government Finance

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement on 3 February by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (HLWS223), whether they will provide a breakdown by local authority of the additional £74 million for local welfare, health and social care in the 2015–16 local government settlement.

Answer

In December 2014, the Government identified £129.6 million within upper-tier local authority budgets for local welfare provision funding.

The additional £74 million to assist with dealing with wider pressures on local welfare and health and social care has been distributed to upper-tier local authorities in line with their settlement funding assessment formula. A breakdown of the figures is set out within the attached table.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5057
Session
2014-15
Attachment
Local Gov Settlement 2015-16
Related items
Subjects
Health services Local government finance Social services Welfare assistance schemes
Link
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