questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of how many local authorities in England have a reduction in core spending power in real terms in 2026-27, relative to 2025-26.
answerText: Core Spending Power for local authorities in England is set out in published data here, which includes the change in core spending power over the multi-year settlement period. The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement makes available £78 billi...
heading: Local Government Finance