# Treasury says Northerners typically receive £2,000 more per year in government services

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/treasury-says-northerners-typically-receive-2000-more-per-year-in-government-services/
- Published: 2026-07-31T22:55:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-26T02:06:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16020863/Treasury-says-Northerners-typically-receive-2-000-year-government-services.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- North of England gets ~£2,000 more per head yearly than South
- Figures challenge Andy Burnham's push for more northern funding
- Tory MP says system already unfairly favours North over South

## Summary

The Treasury has published figures showing that people in the North of England typically receive nearly £2,000 more per year in government services than those in the South, undermining claims that the region is short-changed by Westminster. The data comes amid Prime Minister Andy Burnham's pledge to shift more power and resources northwards, arguing the North has historically lost out to wealthier southern areas, but the Treasury's own analysis suggests the opposite is true in terms of per capita public spending.

The figures show average public service spending per head across England is £13,134 a year, but this masks significant regional variation: those in the South East receive £12,031 and the South West £12,432, compared with £13,835 in the North West and £14,102 in the North East. The spending covers areas including health, education, public order, transport, housing and economic development. Conservative MP Greg Smith, who represents Mid Buckinghamshire, said the figures exposed the funding system as unfair to southern constituencies, arguing his area's residents were over-taxed to subsidise other regions while facing crumbling local infrastructure such as roads.

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