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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

Rural councils to get money for ‘remoteness’ cost in funding shake-up – Rayner

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said that ‘travel time’ for services such as bin collection, transport and homecare visits would be taken into account under the Government’s plans (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Rural councils are to get more money to pay for the cost of “remoteness” as part of a funding shake-up, ministers have suggested after countryside authorities raised concerns that they would lose out.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said that “travel time” for services such as bin collection, transport and homecare visits would be taken into account under the Government’s plans.

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