Area-based grant (ABG)

Area-based grant (ABG)

A grant allocated by central government directly to local authorities as additional revenue funding, which local authorities are free to use it as they see fit.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary:
Industry/Domain: Government
Category: UK government
Company:
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

area-based grant (ABG)

Government; UK government

A grant allocated by central government directly to local authorities as additional revenue funding, which local authorities are free to use it as they see fit.

woolsack

Government; UK government

A ceremonial cushion used by the Lord Speaker of the UK House of Lords, filled with wool to symbolise the importance of the wool trade for the prosperity of the country.

big society

Government; UK government

The flagship policy idea of the 2010 Conservative Party general election manifesto, and part of the legislative programme of the coalition government. The stated aim is 'to create ...

affordable housing

Government; UK government

Housing which is either for sale or for rent – or a combination of both – at below current market values. Typically, it takes the form of social rented, shared ownership, key ...

aggregate external finance

Government; UK government

The total amount of money given by central government to local government. It consists of the Revenue Support Grant (RSG), ringfenced and other specific grants and ...

anti-social behaviour

Government; UK government

According to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, this is "acting in an anti-social manner as a manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more ...

anti-social behaviour order (ASBO)

Government; UK government

A statutory measure applicable to anyone over 10, to protect the public against behaviour "that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress" to an individual ...

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: Geography Category: Countries & Territories

Mount Athos

Greek mountain and pilgrimage site, known as the birthplace of early Christian Orthodox monasticism, housing around 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries. ...