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<p>Local authorities are free to spend non-ringfenced funding provided by central
government as they see fit to meet local priorities, including citizens advice centres,
and are accountable to their local electorate for their spending. We do not provide
direct funding for local citizens advice centres.</p><p>Next year’s settlement for
local government will respond to the pressures councils are facing by providing access
to the largest increase in Core Spending Power (CSP) since 2015. CSP is expected to
rise from £46.2 billion to £49.1 billion in 2020-21, an estimated increase of 4.3
per cent in real terms.</p>
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