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<p>The reforms to the Social Fund in 2013 allowed local authorities in England and
the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales to deliver their own local provision
for people who are in need of urgent help. Local authorities are best placed to decide
how to target flexible help to support local welfare needs. The Government has no
further plans to review provision.</p><p> </p><p>We passed funding over to local authorities
and devolved administrations from April 2013. This gave them maximum flexibility to
deliver services as they see fit according to local needs.</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 ring-fence this notional allocation.</p>
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