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The cost of fair funding

Housing costs must be included in measures of deprivation as part of the fair funding review, writes Jon Rowney.

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By Jon Rowney | 07 August 2025
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All eyes across local government are on the Government's fair funding review 2.0.

A comprehensive look at how local authorities are funded is long overdue and the commitment to consolidating funding is welcome, as are multi-year settlements.

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