Exceptional Financial Support for local authorities for 2024-25
Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested Exceptional Financial Support in financial year 2024-25 and the associated external assurance reviews.
Applies to England
In the financial year 2024-25 the previous government agreed to provide 19 councils with support to manage financial pressures via the Exceptional Financial Support process. For 11 councils this included agreement to support for prior years.
Councils were provided with in-principle capitalisation support in February 2024 ahead of their budget setting. This page will be updated with final amounts of capitalisation agreed and capitalisation directions issued once confirmed.
For some councils the support requested and agreed covers prior years. Any subsequent changes to figures are detailed below the original in-principle amount.
| Local authority | Exceptional Financial Support requests from local authorities: 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 拢685.0m (support agreed in-principle) This was subsequently revised to: 拢490.0m (support agreed in-principle for 2024-25) 拢570.1m agreed in-principle covering: 2020-21: 拢288.4m 2021-22: 拢109.5m 2022-23: 拢172.2m |
| Bradford | 拢120尘 拢80.0m for 2023-24 |
| Cheshire East | 拢17.6尘 |
| Croydon | 拢38.0m (support agreed in-principle) This was subsequently revised to: 拢51.0m (support agreed in-principle for 2024-25) 拢9.4m for 2019-20 |
| Cumberland | 拢22.582尘 |
| Eastbourne | 拢3.0尘 拢3.0尘 for 2023-24 |
| Havering | 拢30.4尘 拢18.14m for 2023-24 |
| Medway | 拢20.239尘 |
| Middlesbrough | 拢2.443尘 |
| North Northamptonshire | Council provided with in-principle support but withdrew its request |
| Nottingham | 拢7.737尘 拢17.6尘 for 2023-24 |
| Plymouth | 拢72.0m for 2025-26 |
| Slough | 拢23.078尘 |
| Somerset | 拢44.766尘 |
| Southampton | 拢121.58m (support agreed in-principle) |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 拢21.371尘 拢20.5m for 2023-24 |
| Thurrock | 拢68.6m (support agreed in-principle) This was subsequently revised to: 拢73.02m (support agreed in-principle) |
| West Northamptonshire | 拢6.52尘 |
| Woking | 拢95.6m (support agreed in-principle) This was subsequently revised to: 拢93.6m (support agreed in-principle for 2024-25) 拢235.1m agreed in-principle for 2023-24 |
Capitalisation support for 2024-25
| Norfolk | 鈥冣�冣�冣�冣�冣�兲�36.063m (support agreed in February 2026) |
Capitalisation directions
Assurance reviews
CIPFA local government finance review: Bradford
CIPFA local government finance review: Cheshire East
CIPFA local government finance review: Cumberland
CIPFA local government finance review: Eastbourne
CIPFA local government finance review: Havering
CIPFA local government finance review: Medway
CIPFA local government finance review: Middlesborough
CIPFA local government finance review: Plymouth
CIPFA local government finance review: Somerset
CIPFA local government finance review: Southampton
CIPFA local government finance review: Stoke-on-Trent
CIPFA local government finance review: West Northamptonshire
Interventions in local authorities
Statutory intervention: Birmingham City Council
Statutory intervention: London Borough of Croydon听听
Statutory intervention: Nottingham City Council听
Statutory intervention: Slough Borough Council听
Updates to this page
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This adds files for Cumberland capitalisation direction 2024-25, Norfolk capitalisation direction 2024-25 and Slough capitalisation direction
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Revised front page figures and added capitalisation directions
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Added CIPFA local government finance review: Plymouth.
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Added directions for Croydon 2019-20 and Bradford, Stoke, Havering 2023-24 (also reflected in table). Added external assurance reviews for Bradford, Cheshire East, Cumberland, Eastbourne, Havering, Medway, Middlesbrough, Somerset, Southampton, Stoke and West Northamptonshire.
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First published.