Joe Lepper 12 November 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Late funding changes may cost metropolitan councils £121m

EXCLUSIVE: Late funding changes may cost metropolitan councils £121m image
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Late changes to the fair funding review around deprivation and population are expected to cost metropolitan local authorities £121m, finance experts have suggested.

Estimates from financial firm Pixel, seen by The MJ, showed that metropolitan areas will lose out through a poverty rate calculation change that includes housing costs, although there will be smaller gains from changes around population.

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Check out: The Unfair Cost of ‘Fairer’ Funding for London

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