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 |
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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 |