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Proposal development contributions: area allocations

Funding has been allocated to each area that has been invited to submit proposals for Local Government Reorganisation.

鈥嬧嬧嬄7.6 million has been made available to areas submitting proposals for unitary local government in the form of Local Government Reorganisation Proposal Development Contributions. This is the first time capacity funding has been made available for reorganisation proposals, recognising the priority that this government attaches to this.

Each of the 21 areas will receive a flat rate of 拢135,000, plus an additional 20p per person based on the latest ONS population estimates. Areas must agree on up to three councils to receive an equal share of the funding for the area.

鈥婽he allocation is as follows:

Area Allocation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 拢318,816
Derbyshire and Derby 拢350,582
Devon, Plymouth and Torbay 拢383,326
East Sussex and Brighton 拢302,024
Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock 拢514,318
Gloucestershire 拢266,855
Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton 拢542,174
Hertfordshire 拢378,077
Kent and Medway 拢514,410
Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool 拢449,075
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland 拢365,888
Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire 拢357,246
Norfolk 拢321,389
Nottinghamshire and Nottingham 拢369,754
Oxfordshire 拢285,046
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 拢367,336
Suffolk 拢290,288
Surrey 拢380,734
Warwickshire 拢258,565
West Sussex 拢315,172
Worcestershire 拢257,837

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Published 3 June 2025
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