Local Government Finance: York

(asked on 8th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the funding his Department has provided to City of York Council through the local government funding settlement.


Answered by
Simon Hoare Portrait
Simon Hoare
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 16th January 2024

The provisional local government finance settlement for 2024-25 makes available over £64 billion, an increase in Core Spending Power of almost £4 billion or 6.5% in cash terms on 2023-24. This above-inflation increase demonstrates how the Government stands behind councils up and down the country. For City of York, this makes available a total of up to £170.9 million in 2024-25, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to 6.0% on 2023-24.

The department engages with the sector regularly to understand the adequacy of funding and wider pressures, including through holding in-depth financial conversations with local authorities and regular conversations with treasurer societies. We stand ready to talk to any council that is concerned about its financial position.

I refer the Hon Member to the written statement made on 18 December 2023 on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement (HCWS148). We are seeking views on proposals for the 2024-25 Settlement via a consultation which closes on 15 January. We will consider all responses before publishing a final settlement early this year.

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