Recovery Grant Determination 2026 to 2027
Published 8 May 2026
Applies to England
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Recovery Grant Determination (2026-27): 31/8371
The Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness (the Minister), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, makes the following determination:
Citation
1. This determination may be sighted as the Recovery Grant Determination (2026-27): 31/8371
Purpose of the Grant
2. 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.
3. The purpose of the Recovery Grant is to provide un-ringfenced funding for local authorities to support communities who have been most impacted by historic funding cuts. Allocations are set out in Annex A.
4. 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 Recovery Grant Uplift is targeted, with a £10 million cap for areas with an above 14% funding increase at the time of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement over the period 2026-27 to 2028-29 to ensure that places with significantly below average increases receive a larger share. An Explanatory Note on the Recovery Grant Uplift is available on GOV.UK. Allocations are set out in Annex B.
5. 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 three years, with payments capped at £35 million per council. Allocations are set out in Annex C.
Determination
6. The Minister determines the authorities to which grant is to be paid and the amount of grant to be paid as set out in Annexes A, B, and C of this determination.
7. Payment of the grant will be made in instalments through the 2026-27 financial year.
Treasury consent
8. Before making this determination in relation to local authorities in England, the Minister obtained the consent of the Treasury.
Signed by authority of the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Max Soule, Deputy Director
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
April 2026
Annex A: Recovery Grant allocations to local authorities 2026-27
Authorities to which grant is to be paid:
| Local Authority | Recovery Grant 2026-27 (£) |
|---|---|
| England | 600,000,003 |
| Adur | 108,131 |
| Amber Valley | 263,130 |
| Arun | 183,614 |
| Ashfield | 406,693 |
| Ashford | 227,995 |
| Barking And Dagenham | 6,637,805 |
| Barnsley | 7,868,304 |
| Basildon | 820,367 |
| Bassetlaw | 452,566 |
| Birmingham | 39,271,627 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 5,280,105 |
| Blackpool | 5,828,941 |
| Bolsover | 327,644 |
| Bolton | 9,195,583 |
| Boston | 306,173 |
| Bradford | 16,840,044 |
| Breckland | 411,136 |
| Brent | 5,821,747 |
| Bristol | 11,456,608 |
| Broxbourne | 114,580 |
| Broxtowe | 55,387 |
| Burnley | 499,141 |
| Bury | 2,488,474 |
| Calderdale | 3,905,881 |
| Cambridge | 134,748 |
| Cannock Chase | 395,309 |
| Canterbury | 195,072 |
| Castle Point | 84,332 |
| Chesterfield | 348,956 |
| Chorley | 187,189 |
| Colchester | 240,312 |
| Coventry | 9,589,575 |
| Crawley | 375,387 |
| Cumberland | 1,476,081 |
| Darlington | 1,616,230 |
| Dartford | 242,844 |
| Derby | 6,751,660 |
| Doncaster | 9,927,745 |
| Dover | 451,063 |
| Dudley | 5,031,379 |
| Durham | 13,850,869 |
| Ealing | 1,098,006 |
| East Lindsey | 586,352 |
| East Staffordshire | 349,108 |
| East Suffolk | 471,378 |
| Eastbourne | 387,637 |
| Enfield | 4,293,373 |
| Erewash | 348,361 |
| Exeter | 271,049 |
| Fenland | 435,149 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 478,524 |
| Forest of Dean | 135,958 |
| Gateshead | 6,120,340 |
| Gedling | 49,095 |
| Gloucester | 449,915 |
| Gosport | 275,065 |
| Gravesham | 397,704 |
| Great Yarmouth | 417,511 |
| Greenwich | 3,808,771 |
| Hackney | 9,698,404 |
| Halton | 4,487,051 |
| Haringey | 5,357,790 |
| Harlow | 405,962 |
| Hartlepool | 3,610,211 |
| Hastings | 444,972 |
| Havant | 461,841 |
| High Peak | 28,165 |
| Hounslow | 1,042,882 |
| Hyndburn | 390,068 |
| Ipswich | 687,584 |
| Islington | 1,581,352 |
| King’s Lynn And West Norfolk | 552,330 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 9,380,984 |
| Kirklees | 8,395,514 |
| Knowsley | 6,765,475 |
| Lambeth | 1,280,919 |
| Lancashire | 4,965,339 |
| Lancaster | 602,630 |
| Leeds | 20,523,552 |
| Leicester | 11,662,885 |
| Lewisham | 5,278,737 |
| Lincoln | 414,400 |
| Liverpool | 20,044,122 |
| Luton | 6,267,032 |
| Maidstone | 62,800 |
| Manchester | 19,658,011 |
| Mansfield | 375,031 |
| Medway | 2,674,996 |
| Mid Devon | 57,495 |
| Middlesbrough | 5,410,294 |
| Newark And Sherwood | 320,925 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 10,647,916 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 397,673 |
| Newham | 11,012,201 |
| North Devon | 266,921 |
| North East Derbyshire | 203,179 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 5,431,879 |
| North Lincolnshire | 1,112,562 |
| North Norfolk | 194,584 |
| North Tyneside | 1,597,330 |
| North Warwickshire | 127,815 |
| North West Leicestershire | 11,940 |
| Norwich | 625,680 |
| Nottingham | 11,115,265 |
| Nuneaton And Bedworth | 514,249 |
| Oldham | 8,010,487 |
| Oxford | 390,612 |
| Pendle | 453,225 |
| Peterborough | 6,025,317 |
| Plymouth | 6,592,145 |
| Portsmouth | 5,062,174 |
| Preston | 742,930 |
| Redcar And Cleveland | 4,225,020 |
| Redditch | 326,422 |
| Rochdale | 7,814,669 |
| Rossendale | 297,179 |
| Rother | 99,068 |
| Rotherham | 8,770,500 |
| Rushmoor | 118,181 |
| Salford | 9,725,316 |
| Sandwell | 11,784,204 |
| Sefton | 5,608,949 |
| Sheffield | 16,452,769 |
| Slough | 2,569,670 |
| South Holland | 231,185 |
| South Ribble | 52,986 |
| South Tyneside | 5,940,392 |
| Southampton | 7,259,961 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 240,054 |
| Southwark | 2,375,390 |
| St. Helens | 6,296,291 |
| Stevenage | 283,819 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 3,828,895 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 8,686,489 |
| Sunderland | 10,302,239 |
| Swale | 538,662 |
| Tameside | 7,602,110 |
| Tamworth | 279,454 |
| Telford And Wrekin | 3,094,362 |
| Tendring | 590,985 |
| Thanet | 608,002 |
| Thurrock | 698,308 |
| Torbay | 2,085,159 |
| Torridge | 262,972 |
| Tower Hamlets | 5,129,735 |
| Wakefield | 9,046,654 |
| Walsall | 9,836,997 |
| Waltham Forest | 4,828,845 |
| Watford | 45,072 |
| West Devon | 63,215 |
| West Lancashire | 293,667 |
| West Lindsey | 304,767 |
| West Suffolk | 243,394 |
| Wigan | 7,044,738 |
| Wirral | 9,758,226 |
| Wolverhampton | 9,636,149 |
| Worcester | 358,319 |
| Worthing | 117,144 |
| Wyre | 373,673 |
| Wyre Forest | 400,186 |
Annex B: Recovery Grant Uplift allocations to local authorities 2026-27
Authorities to which grant is to be paid:
| Local Authority | Recovery Grant Uplift 2026-27 (£) |
|---|---|
| England | 115,000,000 |
| Barnsley | 2,613,636 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 2,316,669 |
| Blackpool | 3,302,946 |
| Cumberland | 836,416 |
| Darlington | 709,128 |
| Doncaster | 2,613,636 |
| Dudley | 2,851,011 |
| Durham | 3,745,066 |
| Gateshead | 3,468,067 |
| Greenwich | 2,158,225 |
| Hackney | 2,613,636 |
| Halton | 2,542,570 |
| Haringey | 3,035,971 |
| Islington | 896,067 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 3,349,181 |
| Knowsley | 3,833,630 |
| Lambeth | 725,828 |
| Lewisham | 2,991,175 |
| Liverpool | 2,613,636 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 2,888,755 |
| North Lincolnshire | 488,142 |
| North Tyneside | 905,121 |
| Plymouth | 3,735,413 |
| Portsmouth | 2,221,051 |
| Redcar And Cleveland | 1,853,746 |
| Rochdale | 4,428,152 |
| Rotherham | 3,755,666 |
| Sandwell | 6,677,473 |
| Sefton | 3,178,289 |
| South Tyneside | 3,366,100 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 136,026 |
| Southwark | 1,346,005 |
| St. Helens | 3,567,769 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 2,613,636 |
| Sunderland | 5,837,723 |
| Tameside | 4,307,706 |
| Torbay | 1,181,547 |
| Wakefield | 3,655,176 |
| Waltham Forest | 2,118,677 |
| Wigan | 3,991,873 |
| Wirral | 5,529,460 |
Annex C: Recovery Grant Guarantee allocations to local authorities 2026-27
Authorities to which grant is to be paid:
| Local Authority | Recovery Grant Guarantee 2026-27 (£) |
|---|---|
| England | 149,452,859 |
| Blackpool | 1,323,876 |
| Cumberland | 7,783,753 |
| Dudley | 1,087,056 |
| Gateshead | 7,903,097 |
| Greenwich | 12,403,833 |
| Halton | 2,052,550 |
| Islington | 11,666,667 |
| Knowsley | 8,272,984 |
| Lambeth | 11,666,667 |
| Lewisham | 10,577,544 |
| North Tyneside | 3,850,632 |
| Plymouth | 1,135,888 |
| Sandwell | 1,103,002 |
| Sefton | 5,121,254 |
| South Tyneside | 11,666,667 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 920,591 |
| Southwark | 11,666,667 |
| St. Helens | 7,026,763 |
| Sunderland | 10,793,663 |
| Torbay | 6,105,988 |
| Wigan | 8,289,795 |
| Wirral | 7,033,922 |