Relative Need
Deputy Prime Minister
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the formula is for converting relative need factors into monetary amounts.
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Oldham East and Saddleworth, Labour)
The full formula is given in Section 5 of the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2006–07.
A model showing the calculation of formula grant for all authorities can be found on the ODPM website at: http://www.local.odpm.gov.uk/finance/0607/grant.htm.