Claim: Nine of the ten most deprived council areas in this country have seen cuts that are almost three times the average of any other council.
Fact-check: Have the most deprived councils seen the biggest reductions in funding? - Full Fact
Verdict: the figures used in this analysis aren't comparable over time in this way. but analysis by the national audit office shows that these ten councils have all had a greater proportion of their funding reduced than the percentage across all councils put together.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-04-24T00:00:00