19 Dec 2023
by Policy, Practice and Innovation Team

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove MP has published the government’s outline and funding proposal for the 2024/2025 Local Government Finance Settlement for England.

The funding package totals £64 billion, an increase of almost £4 billion more funding available for councils in England for 2024-25, an increase of 6.5% on 2023-24. Furthermore, an additional £1 billion in grant funding has been made available for adult social care.

There will also be:

  • The most relatively deprived areas of England will receive 18% more per dwelling in available resource through this settlement than the least deprived areas.    
  • An extension to the Funding Guarantee to ensure every council sees at least a 3% increase in Core Spending Power before any council tax decisions locally.  

Additionally, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has also launched a consultation where they are seeking the views on the proposals for the settlement for 2024-2025. The closing date is Monday 15 January 2024, responses should be submitted here.

Homecare Association response.

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