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Minimum Funding Guarantee (MFG)

3 stories · discussed at 2 council meetings · 4 councils

Haringey Council set a 0% Minimum Funding Guarantee for 2026-27, while other councils discuss future school funding formulas.

Haringey Council approved a 0% Minimum Funding Guarantee (MFG) for schools for the 2026-27 academic year in January 2026, aligning with the Department for Education's National Funding Formula. This decision, made by Councillor Zena Brabazon, means core funding per pupil will not increase, despite an overall rise in the Dedicated Schools Grant. The allowable MFG range for 2026-27 was between -0.5% and 0%.

Councils are also discussing future school funding. Kensington and Chelsea's Schools' Forum reviewed options for the 2027/28 school funding formula in June 2026. In January 2026, Greenwich's Schools Forum made decisions regarding the implementation of the National Funding Formula for schools. Lewisham's Schools Forum discussed principles for its 2026/27 funding submission in December 2025, noting national changes and inflation.

Key facts

  1. Haringey Council approved a 0% Minimum Funding Guarantee for 2026-27 schools in January 2026. Source 1 Source 2
  2. The allowable range for setting the MFG for 2026-27 was -0.5% to 0%. Source
  3. Lewisham Schools Forum discussed 2026/27 funding submission principles in December 2025. Source
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