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Audit build-back grant 2024 to 2025: technical note

2024 to 2025 allocation of build-back funding to support local bodies with the additional costs of rebuilding assurance on audit opinions with audit backstop related disclaimers.

Applies to England

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On 9 April 2025, the department announced up to £49 million of support to help eligible bodies to clear their audit backlogs and cover the additional cost of rebuilding audit assurance. The grant compensates local bodies for reasonable additional audit costs associated with the rebuilding of assurance on audit opinions with statutory backstop related disclaimers. This funding will be paid in 2 stages during 2025 to 2026, and this is the first stage of funding.

Details for the 2024 to 2025 allocations to eligible bodies can be found in the 2024 to 2025 ‘Audit build-back grant’ technical note. Payments were made on the 26 and 27 June 2025.

If there are any queries or issues with these payments, please contact localaudit@communities.gov.uk.

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Published 10 July 2025

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