• 18/12/2025
  • Posted by: Amanda Hack MP
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Great news for Leicestershire! The Labour Government has announced a £144.8 million funding boost for Leicestershire County Council over the next three years — a 25% increase in core spending power for essential local services.
 
For too long, Councils like Leicestershire were underfunded. Since 2010, core spending power fell by around a quarter, forcing difficult cuts to services people rely on — from social care and transport to libraries and education.
 
This Fair Funding settlement is a major step towards reversing years of austerity and rebuilding stronger, fairer communities. It also comes alongside plans for Local Government Reorganisation, which will help unlock efficiencies and further investment in frontline services.
 
Crucially, this is the first multi-year local government settlement in over a decade, giving councils three years of financial certainty so they can plan ahead.
 
This also provides a some seperate good news for Leicestershire Fire Service. The Labour Government has announced a £22.8 million funding boost over the next three years — a 28% increase in core spending power.
 
I’ve been raising this with Ministers over the past year, and was talking about on BBC Politics East Midlands just last week, so it’s encouraging to see progress being made.
 
Importantly, this is the first multi-year settlement in over a decade, giving the Fire Service three years of certainty to plan ahead.
 
This funding settlement is an important step towards strengthening our Fire Service. I will continue to engage with Leicestershire Fire Service and Ministers to ensure they receive the resources they need to keep our communities safe.

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