Exceptional Financial Support for local authorities for 2023-24
Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested Exceptional Financial Support in financial year 2023-24 and the associated external assurance reviews.
Applies to England
In the financial year 2023-24 the previous government agreed to provide 8 councils with support to manage financial pressures via the Exceptional Financial Support process. For 2 councils this included agreement to support for prior years.
Local authority | Exceptional Financial Support requests from local authorities: 2023-24 |
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Croydon | 拢63.0m (support agreed in-principle) This was subsequently revised to: 拢50.0m (support agreed in-principle for 2023-24) 拢161.6m agreed in-principle covering: 2019-20: 拢126.0m 2020-21: 拢10.0m 2021-22: 拢14.4m 2022-23: 拢11.2m |
Cumberland | 拢40.0m (support agreed in-principle) |
Kensington and Chelsea | 拢51.8尘 |
Lambeth | 拢50.0m (covering 2023-24 to 2024-25) |
Slough | 拢31.6m (support agreed in-principle) |
Thurrock | 拢180.17m (support agreed in-principle) 拢452.491m agreed in-principle for 2022-23 This was reprofiled to: 拢40.0m agreed in-principle for 2022-23 (February 2024), then subsequently reprofiled to 拢130.0m agreed in-principle for 2022-23 (February 2025) 拢234.5m agreed in-principle for 2023-24 (February 2024), then subsequently reprofiled to 拢184.0m agreed in-principle for 2023-24 (February 2025) |
Westmorland and Furness | 拢11.0尘 |
West Northamptonshire | 拢6.6m (support agreed in-principle) |
Capitalisation directions
This capitalisation direction was amended in December 2024:
This capitalisation direction was amended in February 2025:
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
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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.