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<p>Local welfare assistance schemes is an umbrella term for local welfare provision.
Local authorities decide what local provision to provide and at what cost, as they
are best placed to understand the needs of their local communities.</p><p> </p><p>The
Local Government Finance Settlement for 2015-16 identifies a notional amount relating
to local welfare provision in each upper-tier and unitary authority’s general grant,
totalling £129.6 million for England. The notional allocation for local welfare provision
remains at £129.6 million in England in the Local Government Financial Settlement
until 2019/20. There are no plans to ringfence this notional allocation.</p>
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