Table 1: Local government allocation in cash and real terms2022-23 (£m)2023-24 (£m)2024-25 (£m)2025-26 (£m)2026-27 (£m)Local Government (cash)10,61610,61610,61610,61610,716Local Government (“real terms”)10,61610,36610,1779,9829,879The above table shows that the local government settlement could see a real terms reduction of £737 million over the Spending Review period (-7%).
Compared to the 2013-14 Draft Budget - the earliest comparable budget figures - “core” resource budget for local government could see a 13% real terms reduction by 2026-27.