Local Government Finance Settlement 2025/26
Local authorities in England will have £69.4 billion to spend in 2025/26. Here we look at the changes in this year’s funding, and the longer-term context.

Local government reform - debate pack prepared by the Commons Library
Local government reform (387 KB , PDF)
Debate Pack produced ahead of the Westminster Hall debate on local government reform initiated by Alec Shelbrooke MP.
Date: Tuesday 6 September 2016 at 9.30am
Place: Westminster Hall
Subject Specialists: · Local government: Mark Sandford, x1136 · Statistician: Rachael Harker, x5061 |
Local government reform (387 KB , PDF)
Local authorities in England will have £69.4 billion to spend in 2025/26. Here we look at the changes in this year’s funding, and the longer-term context.
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.
This briefing note explains the system of referendums on council tax increases in local authorities. It sets out the legislative framework and the thresholds that have been set in previous years.