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Guidance

Exceptional Financial Support for local authorities for 2022-23

Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested Exceptional Financial Support in financial year 2022-23 and the associated external assurance reviews.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
29 February 2024
Last updated
1323 MarchFebruary 20252026 — See all updates

Applies to England

In the financial year 2022-23 the previous government agreed to provide 5 councils with support to manage financial pressures via the Exceptional Financial Support process. In the case of one council the government also agreed to a request for support for prior years.

Local authority Exceptional Financial Support requests from local authorities: 2022-23
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council provided with in-principle support but withdrew its request
Copeland £1.5m (support agreed in-principle)
Croydon £25.0m (support agreed in-principle)
Kensington and Chelsea £23.2m
Slough £84.1m£56.614m (support agreed in-principle)

£223.1m£210.458m agreed in-principle covering:
2018-19: £61.7m£78.015m
2019-20: £40.2m£47.536m
2020-21: £25.9m£24.941m
2021-22: £95.3m£59.966m

Capitalisation directions

Copeland capitalisation direction 2022-23 (PDF, 195 KB, 2 pages)

Kensington & Chelsea capitalisation direction 2022-23 (PDF, 197 KB, 2 pages)

This capitalisation direction was amended in December 2024:

Kensington & Chelsea capitalisation direction 2022-23 and 2023-24 (PDF, 517 KB, 2 pages)

Slough capitalisation direction 2018-19 to 2022-23 (PDF, 185 KB, 2 pages)

Assurance reviews

CIPFA local government finance review: Kensington and Chelsea Council

Interventions in local authorities

Statutory intervention: London Borough of Croydon

Statutory intervention: Slough Borough Council

Updates to this page

Published 29 February 2024

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    3. Added varied direction for Kensington and Chelsea Council.

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Update history

2026-02-23 15:02
Revised figures and new capitalisation directions added

2025-03-13 17:20
Added varied direction for Kensington and Chelsea Council.

2024-02-29 14:09
First published.