The timely in #data on local needs has resulted in a miss-match between the funds flowing from central Govt. to local councils and their need(s) for spending...
or to put it another way, rich areas get more money while having less requirement(s) for services, while poorer areas with more budgetary need to offer support for vulnerable people get relatively less (per head).
once again the UK is a country where the system is skewed in the interests of the wealthy!