Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 2
Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities
Published 1 Feb 2024
Paragraph 26
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Financial distress in local authorities All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
The Government must include additional funding in the local government finance settlement for 2024–25 to ensure local authorities bridge their estimated £4 billion funding gap. The Government must set out which local authorities are being prioritised and why for this financial settlement. The Government must also set out what longer- term support will be provided to local authorities if the £4 billion funding gap is not fully met in the forthcoming financial settlement.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities (HC 56), paragraph 26, 1 February 2024
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 March 2024 (deadline 1 April 2024).