Over £69 Billion Confirmed For Council Budgets

Over £69bn earmarked for councils budgets

The long-awaited local government finance settlement has been published for 2025-26 and although a large sum of money has been promised, London Councils have expressed concerns. The settlement, which is awaiting approval from the House of Commons, has pledged over £69bn will be given to England’s councils in a bid to restore trust in public services. Alongside funding, the settlement provides a 6.8% in cash terms increase in councils’ Core Spend…

Over £69 Billion Confirmed For Council Budgets

Share Post Share Email More than £69 billion in funding for England’s councils has been confirmed today as the government delivers on its commitment to restore trust and stability in public services, with the final local government finance settlement for 2025 to 2026 making available up to £3.7 billion in additional funding for social care authorities. Following the provisional Settlement in December, today’s (…

Labour confirms £69 billion funding boost for Council Budgets

Labour has confirmed short- and long-term funding plans to ease local councils' financial strain, boost social care, and relieve taxpayers amid rising council tax bills