The Funding of Local Government in Scotland, 2023-2024

Who will receive extra support from the Floor in 2023-24?

This chart shows what each council’s allocation would have been, and what it is after we had set the Floor

In 2023-24, 22 councils pay into the pool, so they will receive less grant than they would have otherwise.

Ten councils gain from the pool, so they will receive more grant than they would have otherwise.

Each council actually received at least a 1% increase due to the formula. But when we calculate the percentage change between this year and last year, we also include last year’s Floor payments. This means that, before the Floor this year, there are some large reductions.

So the Floor is not just protecting against changes due to the funding formula, but is also protecting allocations that have historically been higher than the funding formula currently gives.