The chancellor promised money for “renewal” projects in 350 communities, such as improvements to parks, youth facilities, swimming pools and libraries.
However, it will take some time to work out exactly how much local government and other departments will receive from 2026 to 2029.
The documents strongly suggest there will be rises in council tax in the future, to improve local authorities’ spending power.
As well as this, local government funding is likely to rise slightly and can have a direct impact on your life. It may be the availability of social care for older people, which is covered by local government budgets, various local services or the cost of a parking permit. Or, in time, it could be as simple as the extra cost of a garden waste bin.
In the nations of the UK, several areas of policy are devolved, and that can lead to a complicated funding structure that will need to be analysed.