Government announces funding boost for most deprived councils

Government announces funding boost for most deprived councils

The Government has revealed details of its multi-year funding deal for local government that aims to shift funding to England’s most deprived areas.

New council funding boost sparks warnings over rural cuts

A new three-year settlement boosts funding for deprived urban councils, but critics warn rural areas and some communities face cuts.  This week, the government announced a three-year funding settlement for English councils, setting out core finance allocations to help authorities set local council tax bills for next April and finalise their overall budgets.  For the first time, council funding will be distributed using a new Fair Funding formula…