Met Police funding will increase by tens-of-millions of pounds next year to help the force tackle the growing number of protests in London, the Home Office confirmed on Tuesday.
Scotland Yard and City of London Police will receive £255.2 million through the national and international capital city grant, a £65 million increase on 2024/25.
However, the funding agreement falls short of the money Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has warned the force needs.
Sir Mark Rowley told the London Assembly that all services were "on the table" and warned that 2,300 officers and 400 staff could be cut next year because of a £450m shortfall.
In a statement to Parliament on Tuesday, Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson said: “We recognise that the Metropolitan Police Service faces increased demands on resources from policing the capital city.
“Despite this, the National and International Capital City grant has not increased in line with inflation for at least five years and there has been a substantial increase in protest activity in London in recent years.
“Therefore, as part of the 2025-26 police funding settlement, the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police forces will receive £255.2 million through the National and International Capital City grant; an increase of £65 million when compared to the 2024-25 settlement, equating to a 34.2% cash increase and 31.1% real terms increase.”
In response the Met said it hoped next year's government spending review will "help fix our long-term funding issues and put us on a sustainable footing for the future".
A force spokesperson added: "This will be hard for our dedicated officers and staff, but equally will have implications for policing London that we need to work through and communicate when the budget is finalised in the New Year.
"We must now work with the Mayor of London on how best to reduce our services so we live within our means, while doing our best to keep the capital safe."
Council tax is set to increase by almost £330million to fund policing across England and Wales.
Ministers have set out a provisional 3.5% real-terms increase in funding for forces, but a third of the total £986.9 million package depends on council taxes increasing by £14 for the average Band D house.
Dame Diana added that the settlement "strikes the balance between protecting taxpayers and providing funding for police forces".
She said the 2025-26 settlement for forces will amount to £17.4 billion, an increase of up to £986.9 million on the current year.
The additional funding will cover the costs of the pay rises given to officers, the £230.3 million increase in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs) and also pay for recruitment to help meet the Government's neighbourhood policing promises.
The total amount going into policing, including the money to forces along with "wider system funding" will be £19.5 billion, a £1 billion increase, representing an overall 3% real terms rise.
