Recovery Grant Determination 2026 to 2027
Grant determination for the Recovery Grant for 2026 to 2027.
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This grant determinations encompasses the Recovery Grant, Recovery Grant Uplift, and Recovery Grant Guarantee as set out at the 2026-27 Final Local Government Finance Settlement on the 9 February 2026.
The purpose of the Recovery Grant is to provide un-ringfenced funding for local authorities to support communities who have been most impacted hy historic funding cuts. The purpose of the Recovery Grant Uplift is to target additional funding towards upper-tier councils that would otherwise receive a less than 17% funding increase over the multi-year Settlement period. The purpose of the Recovery Grant Guarantee is to ensure that upper-tier councils in receipt of the Recovery Grant receive at least a real-terms funding increase over the next 3 years, with payments capped at £35 million per council.