Policy papers and consultations

The government‘s response to the Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities Select Committee’s inquiry on financial distress in local authorities.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 25 March 2024

• Financial distress in local authorities: government response to the Select Committee report

  Local government funding reform Conclusion 1: Local authorities have seen…

Consultation on the local government financial settlement for 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 5 February 2024

• Consultation: provisional local government finance settlement 2024 to 2025

  Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation…

The Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 5 February 2024

The Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Alternative Notional Amounts) (England) Report 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 5 February 2024

The local government finance report for 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 5 February 2024

The draft Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Alternative Notional Amounts) (England) Report 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 18 December 2023

The draft Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 18 December 2023

The draft local government finance report for 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 18 December 2023

This policy statement sets out the government’s intentions for the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 5 December 2023

Consultation on the local government financial settlement for 2023 to 2024.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

Policy impact statement assessing the potential effects of the 2023 to 2024 settlement.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

Final local government finance report 2023 to 2024.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

Final local government finance settlement 2023 to 2024 key information for business rates pools.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2023 to 2024.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

Key information and explanatory note for authorities with increased business rates retention arrangements for the 2023 to 2024 financial year.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

The settlement funding assessment calculation model sets out the calculation of the settlement funding assessment at local authority level.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

A calculator which sets out the adjustment to top-ups and tariffs resulting from the 2023 revaluation and central list transfers.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

Core spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

A table showing local authority allocations of the Services Grant in 2023 to 2024.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023

Table showing local authority allocations for the Funding Guarantee.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 February 2023