Some of Englandβs most-deprived councils to get funding boost in new deal
17 December 2025 at 14:39
Manchester, Bradford and outer London boroughs among those to receive increases ministers hope will βrestore prideβ
Some of Englandβs most-deprived councils will receive a funding boost under a new three-year local government deal which prioritises urban areas with high social needs at the expense of affluent places in the leafy south-east.
Manchester, Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, Coventry, Derby and outer London boroughs such as Haringey and Enfield will receive big spending power increases under what ministers have described as a fairer system that will βrestore pride and opportunity in left-behind placesβ.
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Β© Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images