The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and MHCLG set annual funding allocations to English local authorities through the Local Government Finance Settlement, covering core services, social care, and transport. The 2026–27 settlement introduces revised funding formulae for home-to-school transport and addresses accumulated deficits from COVID-19 and service pressures. Current issues include SEND deficits, rural authority cost pressures, and deficit management frameworks.
The final Local Government Finance Report for 2026 to 2027.
Details of Integrated Settlements for the 2026/27 to 2029/30 financial years.
The draft Local Government Finance Report for 2026 to 2027.
In response to: Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29
The local government finance policy statement sets out government’s proposals for the 2026-27 to 2028-29 multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement.
An conclusion to the review of local government finance statistics published in April 2022.
The Local Government Finance Report for 2025 to 2026.
The draft Local Government Finance Report for 2025 to 2026.
In response to: Local government finance policy statement 2025 to 2026
The local government finance policy statement sets out government’s proposals for 2025 to 2026, alongside longer-term plans for funding reform.
The government‘s response to the Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities Select Committee’s inquiry on financial distress in local authorities.
The local government finance report for 2024 to 2025.
The draft local government finance report for 2024 to 2025.
In response to: Local government finance policy statement 2024 to 2025
This policy statement sets out the government’s intentions for the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024 to 2025.
An overview of progress made against recommendations from the review of local government finance statistics published in April 2022.
An overview of progress made against recommendations from the review of local government finance statistics published in April 2022.
List of allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2023 to 2024 financial year.
Allocations for settlement social care grant funding and a social care resources explanatory note.
Table showing local authority allocations for the Funding Guarantee.
A table showing local authority allocations of the Services Grant in 2023 to 2024.
Core spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2023 to 2024.
Final local government finance settlement 2023 to 2024 key information for business rates pools.
Final local government finance report 2023 to 2024.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2023 to 2024 financial year.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Table showing local authority allocations of Discharge Funding in 2023 to 2024.
Table showing local authority allocations for the Funding Guarantee.
A table showing local authority allocations of the Services Grant in 2023 to 2024.
Key information for local authorities on the provisional local government finance settlement 2023 to 2024.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2023 to 2024 key information for non-domestic rates pools.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2023 to 2024: draft local government finance report.
In response to: Local government finance policy statement 2023-24 to 2024-25
The policy statement sets out the government’s intentions for the local government finance settlement for the next 2 years.
Final local government finance report 2022 to 2023.
List of allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2022 to 2023 financial year.
A table showing local authority allocations of the one-off Services Grant in 2022 to 2023.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Final local government finance settlement 2022 to 2023 key information for non-domestic rates pools.
Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2022 to 2023.
Table showing local authority allocations of Lower Tier Services Grant in 2022 to 2023.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2022 to 2023: draft local government finance report.
Key information for local authorities on the provisional local government finance settlement 2022 to 2023.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2022 to 2023 key information for non-domestic rates pools.
Table showing local authority allocations of Lower Tier Services Grant in 2022 to 2023.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2022 to 2023 financial year.
A table showing local authority allocations of the one-off Services Grant in 2022 to 2023.
In response to: Final local government finance settlement 2021 to 2022: equality statement
List of allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2021 to 2022 financial year.
Core spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2021 to 2022.
Table showing local authority allocations of Social Care Grant in 2021 to 2022.
Key information for business rates pools on the final local government finance settlement 2021 to 2022.
Final local government finance report 2021 to 2022.
In response to: Provisional local government finance settlement 2021 to 2022: draft equality statement
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2021 to 2022 financial year.
Table showing local authority allocations of Lower Tier Services Grant in 2021 to 2022.
Table showing local authority allocations of Social Care Grant in 2021 to 2022.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2021 to 2022 key information for non-domestic rates pools.
Key information for local authorities on the provisional local government finance settlement 2021 to 2022.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2021 to 2022: draft local government finance report.
Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2020 to 2021.
Local government finance settlement 2020 to 2021: local government finance report.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Final local government finance settlement 2020 to 2021 key information for non-domestic rates pools.
The settlement funding assessment calculation model sets out the calculation of the settlement funding assessment at local authority level.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2020 to 2021 financial year.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2020 to 2021 financial year.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2020 to 2021 key information for non-domestic rates pools.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2020 to 2021: draft local government finance report.
Key information for local authorities on the provisional local government finance settlement 2020 to 2021.
Government response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee report on local government finance and the 2019 Spending Review.
Allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2019 to 2020 financial year.
Allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2019 to 2020 financial year.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2019 to 2020.
Local government finance settlement 2019 to 2020: local government finance report.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2019 to 2020 financial year.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2019 to 2020 financial year.
List of provisional allocations of the Social Care Support Grant for the 2019 to 2020 financial year.
List of provisional allocations of the Social Care Support Grant for the 2019 to 2020 financial year.
List of provisional allocations of Winter Pressures Grant for the 2019 to 2020 financial year.
List of provisional allocations of Winter Pressures Grant for the 2019 to 2020 financial year.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Key information for local authorities on the provisional local government finance settlement 2019 to 2020.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2019 to 2020: draft local government finance report.
Allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2018 to 2019 financial year.
Allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2018 to 2019 financial year.
Local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019: local government finance report.
Final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019 key information for non-domestic pools.
Final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019 supplementary information for pilot authorities.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019.
The settlement funding assessment calculation model for 2018 to 2019 sets out the calculation of the settlement funding assessment at local authority level.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2018 to 2019 financial year.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2018 to 2019 financial year.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019 supplementary information for pilot authorities.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019 key information for non-domestic pools.
Key information for local authorities on the provisional local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2018 to 2019: draft local government finance report.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018: local government finance report.
Key information for pools on the final local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018.
Allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2017 to 2018 financial year.
Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018.
The settlement funding assessment calculation model sets out the calculation of the settlement funding assessment at local authority level.
The settlement funding assessment calculation model sets out the calculation of the settlement funding assessment at local authority level.
List of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2017 to 2018 financial year.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Key information for local authorities on the provisional local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018: draft local government finance report.
The New Homes Bonus gross payment calculator based on the final allocations for 2016 to 2017.
Final year 6 allocations of the New Homes Bonus.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Local government finance settlement 2016 to 2017: local government finance report.
Key information for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2016 to 2017.
Key information for pools on the final local government finance settlement 2016 to 2017
The settlement funding assessment calculation model sets out the calculation of the settlement funding assessment at local authority level.
Full list of provisional allocations of the New Homes Bonus for the 2016 to 2017 financial year.
The New Homes Bonus gross payment calculator based on the provisional allocations for 2016 to 2017.
Key information for local authorities on the provisional local government finance settlement 2016 to 2017.
Spending power measures the overall revenue funding available for local authority services.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2016 to 2017 key information for non-domestic pools.
This table sets out how total revenue support grant is derived from the amounts set out in the 2013 spending round.
Provisional local government finance settlement 2016 to 2017 draft local government finance report.
A user engagement exercise inviting views on proposed changes to local government finance statistical collections.
Final local government finance settlement 2015 to 2016: key information for local authorities and non-domestic pools.
This map shows the area spending power per dwelling in 2015 to 2016.
Final local government finance settlement 2015 to 2016: change in spending power.
Final local government finance settlement 2015 to 2016: breakdown of settlement funding assessment.
Final local government finance settlement 2015 to 2016: local government finance report.