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<p>As with the previous funding COVID-19 local authority funding package announced
in July, we have used the new COVID-19 Relative Needs Formula, together with an area
cost adjustment, to determine funding allocations to councils in England. This means
the distribution accounts for population and deprivation, as well as the varying cost
of delivering services across the country. Finally, we have taken account of the funding
local authorities have already received relative to their assessed needs and applied
a minimum funding floor of £100,000 to each local authority – recognising that all
local areas are facing pressures especially as we head into winter. This approach
ensures the funds are distributed in a way that balances the need to support all areas
of our country, whilst maximising efficiency and targeting resources where they are
most needed</p><p><br> With national restrictions replacing local ones on Thursday
5 November, Government has confirmed further support for local authorities through
the extension of the Contain Outbreak Management Fund, the Additional Restrictions
Grant, Business Grants for closed businesses, together with backdated cash grants
for businesses in Local Alert Level 2 and 3 areas and additional funding for the clinically
extremely vulnerable.</p>
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