The Barnett Formula

Primary Author or Creator
Matthew Keep
Additional Author(s) / Creators
House of Commons Library
Type of Resource
Briefing paper
Date Published
Fast Facts

The Barnett formula calculates the annual change in the block grant. The formula doesn’t determine the total size of the block grant just the yearly change. For devolved services, the Barnett formula aims to give each country the same pounds-per-person change in funding.

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House of Commons Library Briefing PaperNumber 7386, 28 May 2021