PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Government Finance (2 September 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the local government finance settlement on communities with the highest levels of need.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Labour)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Labour)
Answer
Councils facing the highest demand for services still receive substantially more funding per dwelling. The 2014-15 average area spending power per dwelling for the 10 per cent most deprived authorities is almost 50 per cent greater than for the least deprived 10 per cent.
Answered by:
Kris Hopkins (Conservative)
8 September 2014
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