{"value":{"id":1664039,"askingMemberId":1447,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-10-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-17T00:00:00","uin":"201892","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help support local authorities with budget deficits.","answeringBodyId":211,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4652,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to £59.7 billion for local government in England, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £5.1 billion, or 9.4% in cash terms, on 2022/23.</p><p>The majority of this funding is un-ringfenced, in recognition of local authorities being best placed to understand local priorities.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Local Government Finance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1664039","method":"GET"}]}