CLG confirms £1.16bn local government funding cuts

10/06/10 4:42 pm By Nick Johnstone

The Department for Communities and Local Government has today confirmed details of how it plans to save £1.16bn on grants for local government.

They include a £146m cut to the Housing and Planning Delivery Grant and £160m from PFI schemes.

Today, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles confirmed that local authority funding cuts would be capped at 2%, and CLG published detailed information on how each council’s funding streams would be affected.

The publication aims to make it clearer to councils how to manage their budgets effectively in the light of spending cuts. Those worst affected include Portsmouth and Hyndburn, which are both receiving the maximum 2% overall budget cut.

To see the detail of how your council is affected, click here: Local Authority Cuts Spreadsheet

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