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2020-21 Ring Fenced Public Health Grant to Local Authorities

17 March 2020

Proposing MP
Jo Churchill Con
Bury St Edmunds
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
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At a Glance

Issue Summary

The statement addresses the allocation of the Ring Fenced Public Health Grant to local authorities in England for the financial year 2020-21.

Action Requested

I am making an additional £60m available through the grant, bringing the total funding to £3.279 billion for 2020-21. Full details are published on gov.uk and communicated via a Local Authority Circular.

Key Facts

  • The government provided a 0.9% real-terms increase of £85m cash for local authority public health funding in 2020/21.
  • An additional £60m is being made available through the grant from DHSC central budgets.
  • The total spending on local authority public health in 2020-21 is £3.279 billion, including the pilot of 100% retained business rate funding for Greater Manchester local authorities.
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