Government Grants

Introduction

• Introduction to Government Grants

• Current Developments

• Business Rates Retention: The New System of Local Government Finance

Reviews of the System

• Reviews of the System: Introduction

• Balance of Funding Review

• Lyons Inquiry into Local Government

• Three Year Settlements and Formula Grant Review

• Local Government Resource Review

Aggregate Expenditure and External Funding

• Aggregate Expenditure

Business Rates Retention System

• Tariffs and Top-ups

• Levies and Safety Nets

• Pooling

• Tax Increment Financing

Formula Grant Model

• General Organisation

• Data Issues

• Area Cost Adjustment

• Children`s Services RNF

• Adults` PSS RNF

• Police RNF

• Fire and Rescue RNF

• Highways Maintenance RNF

• EPCS RNF

• Capital Financing RNF

• Central Allocation Amount

• Relative Needs Amount

• Relative Resources Amount

Specific and Special Grants

• Introduction to Specific and Special Grants

• Local Services Support Grant

• Area Based Grant: The Final Chapter

• Education, Children`s Services and Adults` PSS Grants

• Fire Grants

• EPCS Grants

• Other Grants

Grants in Wales

• Grants Structure in Wales

• SSAs in Wales

• Welsh Government and Local Government Consultation

• Capping in Wales

• Hypothecated Grants in Wales

Settlements and Capping

• Settlement 2011/12 - England

• Settlement 2008/09 - England

• Settlement 2006/07 and 2007/08 - England

• Settlement 2006/07 - Wales

• Capping and Council Tax Referendums

Historical Perspective

• Pre-1980s Grant System

• Block Grant: 1981/82 to 1989/90

• RSG System under Community Charge

• SSA System under Council Tax

• Formula Grant: 2003/04 to 2005/06

• Sources of Further Information

Archive

• Four Block Model: 2007/08

• Four Block Model: 2008/09

• Area Based Grant: 2008

• Specific and Special Grants: 2007/08

• Specific and Special Grants: 2008/09

• Specific and Special Grants: 2009/10

• Specific and Special Grants: 2010/11

• Specific and Special Grants: 2011/12

• Specific and Special Grants: 2012/13

• Grants in Wales: 2007/08

• Grants in Wales: 2008/09

Sources of Further Information

• DCLG

• Settlement Working Group

• LGA

• Welsh Government

• Glossary

Statistical Information

• Finance and General Statistics
  
• Council Tax Demands and Precepts
  
• External Funding