Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118190, on Local Government Finance, what proportion of the £740 million of funding was comprised of unallocated MHCLG budgets for the Spending Review period; and what is the allocation over each year of Spending Review 2025.

By the end of the multi-year Settlement (2028-29), the government will have provided a 15.5% increase in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England, worth over £11.4 billion, compared to 2025-26.

At the final Settlement, £740 million of additional grant funding was confirmed, compared to the funding set out at the provisional Settlement. This £740 million was comprised of unallocated funding secured by the Department at the Spending Review (£113 million in 2026-27, £100 million in 2027-28 and £102 million in 2028-29) and funding changes agreed with the Exchequer between the provisional and final Settlement, comprising of £185 million in 2026‑27, £120 million in 2027‑28 and £120 million in 2028‑29. These changes related to adjustments to the treatment and funding profile of existing schemes, rather than new policy decisions taken after the Spending Review.