Hull Council demands £10m funding talks with prime minister

Summarised from BBC Humberside's report · Updated 18 Oct, 07:56 · Archive

Hull City Council is demanding urgent discussions with the prime minister over a £10m reduction in expected local government funding.

Hull City Council leaders have written to the prime minister demanding urgent talks over local government funding changes. The council says last-minute amendments to the Fair Funding 2.0 formula, which takes effect from 2026/27, will result in £10m less than expected based on previous predictions. The formula is intended to make the distribution of government funding fairer across English local authorities through to 2028/29.

Council leader Mike Ross said Hull had been promised more support under the original plans. He argued the city faces significant ongoing financial pressures and that it has moved from the fourth most deprived authority in England to sixth under the new formula. A letter signed by council leaders from the Liberal Democrats, Labour and Reform UK groups claimed Hull has a much lower council tax base than other authorities that benefited from the late funding changes and cannot close the gap by raising council tax further.

A government spokesperson said Hull would receive £383.6m for 2026/27, rising to £418.8m by 2028/29, an increase of 28.1% compared with 2024/25 funding.

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• Council leaders demand £10m funding talks with PMHull City Council says it is facing a reduction in local government funding.BBC Humberside · 17 Oct, 16:56

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