PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(9 December 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a South East allowance for firefighters to support retention in (a) Essex and (b) other areas.

Asked by:
James McMurdock (Independent)

The Government has no role in either setting or agreeing firefighter pay or allowances.

The final Local Government Finance Settlement 2024/25 has determined that overall fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion this year to continue protecting our communities at the highest standard. Standalone Fire and Rescue Authorities will see an increase in core spending power of £95.4 million in 2024/25. This is an increase of 5.6 per cent in cash terms compared to 2023/24.

Essex Fire and Rescue Authority will have core spending power of £92.1 million in 2024/25. This is an increase of 5.7 per cent in cash terms compared to 2023/24.

Funding allocations for 2025/26 will be set out at the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement in December 2024.

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