Guidance

Exceptional Financial Support for local authorities for 2022-23

Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested Exceptional Financial Support in financial year 2022-23 and the associated external assurance reviews.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 29 February 2024
• Last updated: 23 February 2026
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  1. 23 February 2026

     Revised figures and new capitalisation directions added

  2. 13 March 2025

     Added varied direction for Kensington and Chelsea Council.

  3. 29 February 2024

     First published.

Applies to England

In the financial year 2022-23 the previous government agreed to provide 5 councils with support to manage financial pressures via the Exceptional Financial Support process. In the case of one council the government also agreed to a request for support for prior years.

Local authority	Exceptional Financial Support requests from local authorities: 2022-23
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Council provided with in-principle support but withdrew its request
Copeland	£1.5m
Croydon	£25.0m (support agreed in-principle)
Kensington and Chelsea	£23.2m
Slough	£56.614m £210.458m covering: 2018-19: £78.015m 2019-20: £47.536m 2020-21: £24.941m 2021-22: £59.966m

Capitalisation directions

Copeland capitalisation direction 2022-23 (PDF, 195 KB, 2 pages)

Kensington & Chelsea capitalisation direction 2022-23 (PDF, 197 KB, 2 pages)

This capitalisation direction was amended in December 2024:

Kensington & Chelsea capitalisation direction 2022-23 and 2023-24 (PDF, 517 KB, 2 pages)

Slough capitalisation direction 2018-19 to 2022-23 (PDF, 185 KB, 2 pages)

Assurance reviews

CIPFA local government finance review: Kensington and Chelsea Council

Interventions in local authorities

Statutory intervention: London Borough of Croydon

Statutory intervention: Slough Borough Council