The Deputy Leader of Cornwall Council says that the campaign for fair funding is more important than ever after a new report suggested Cornwall could be set to lose money.

Adam Paynter made the comments after an analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) found that funding for adult social care could fall as a result of the Government’s review of council funding.

It found that Cornwall Council could lose as much as £5.3 million under the formula being considered by the Government.

Cllr Paynter said: “It is something that is worrying for Cornwall. If they are going to complete the care funding review and do it on a per head basis that is not going to help and not a fair way of doing it.

“Getting £5 million less is not our idea of fair funding.

“The Government has said that this is not what they are going to do, but clearly we need to know what could happen.

“Every area will be wanting to make their voice heard and we need to make sure that Cornwall’s voice is heard so that the Government understands the reasons why we need the funding we are calling for.

“We need to articulate clearly about Cornwall and make sure that the funding we get in future is fair for the residents of Cornwall and so that we can provide the services that people need.

“This analysis is only based on adult social care, but that is the biggest part of our budget so it would clearly be a concern if we were set to lose funding for that.

“There are many other areas of funding that, equally, we don’t feel we are getting what we deserve.”

“That is why it is so important that we keep up with our campaign on fair funding and pressing our MPs and the Government to ensure Cornwall’s voice is heard.”

While Cornwall Council has been identified as an authority which could lose out in the review councils in other parts of the country could see a benefit, with some forecast to see an uplift including Hampshire, which could gain £35m a year. One of the biggest losers would be Birmingham with a drop of £48m.

The Government is set to launch a consultation on the new formula in the spring.

The LGA has said the analysis has been carried out to “help gauge the likely impact of the fair funding review on the relative distribution of adult social care funding”.

It adds: “This analysis only looks at one segment of one of the parts of the fair funding review, so no conclusion can, or should, be drawn about the potential overall outcome of the review for any local authority.”