Exceptional financialFinancial supportSupport for local authorities for 2023-24
Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested exceptionalExceptional financialFinancial supportSupport in financial year 2023-24 and the associated external assurance reviews.
- From:
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Published
- 29 February 2024
- Last updated
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1613MayMarch20242025 — See all updates
Applies to England
In respect of the financial year 2023-24 the previous government agreed to provide 8 councils with support to manage financial pressures via the Exceptional Financial Support frameworkprocess. (EFS). For 2 councils this included agreement to support for prior years.
| Local authority | |
|---|---|
| Croydon | £63.0m (support agreed in-principle) This was subsequently revised to: £50.0m (support agreed in-principle for 2023-24) £161.6m agreed in-principle covering: 2019-20: £126.0m 2020-21: £10.0m 2021-22: £14.4m 2022-23: £11.2m |
| Cumberland | £40.0m (support agreed in-principle) |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £51.8m |
| Lambeth | £50.0m |
| Slough | £31.6m (support agreed in-principle) |
| Thurrock | £180.17m (support agreed in-principle) £452.491m agreed in-principle for 2022-23 This was £40.0m agreed in-principle for 2022-23 (February 2024), then subsequently reprofiled to £130.0m agreed in-principle for 2022-23 (February 2025) £234.5m agreed in-principle for 2023-24 (February 2024), then subsequently reprofiled to £184.0m agreed in-principle for 2023-24 (February 2025) |
| Westmorland and Furness | |
| West Northamptonshire | £6.6m (support agreed in-principle) |
Capitalisation directions
Kensington and Chelsea Council capitalisation direction 2023-24 (PDF, 217 KB, 2 pages)
This capitalisation direction was amended in December 2024:
Kensington and Chelsea Council capitalisation direction 2023-24 (PDF, 106 KB, 2 pages)
Lambeth Council capitalisation direction 2023-24 (PDF, 256 KB, 2 pages)
This capitalisation direction was amended in February 2025:
Lambeth Council capitalisation direction 2023-24 and 2024-25 (PDF, 296 KB, 2 pages)
Westmorland & Furness capitalisation direction 2023-24 (PDF, 171 KB, 2 pages)
Croydon capitalisation direction 2019-20 (PDF, 261 KB, 2 pages)
Assurance reviews
CIPFA local government finance review: Lambeth Council
CIPFA local government finance review: Cumberland
CIPFA local government finance review: Westmorland & Furness
Interventions in local authorities
Statutory intervention: London Borough of Croydon
Updates to this page
Published 29 February 2024Last updated
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Added external assurance reviews for Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness. Added Westmorland & Furness 2023-24 direction and Croydon direction 2019-20.
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Added Lambeth Council capitalisation direction and assurance review.
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First published.