Councils’ air pollution grant ‘drastically reduced’

Councils’ air pollution grant ‘drastically reduced’

The grant for councils to tackle air pollution has fallen to £1.5 million in 2024/25, representing a 99.4% reduction in funding from a high of £225 million in 2020/21

Thursday, 4 December 2025, Steve Smethurst

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