Breakdown of General Capital Funding by Authority

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Updates

13th April 2026

Updated to include the 2026-27 data.

29th January 2026

Update to the topic that this table sits under.

19th December 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
No designation
Data provider
Local Authorities
Data source
No specific source from data provider
Time period covered
April 2004 to March 2027

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

General Capital Funding by Settlement Year, Authority and Service.

Capital Funding is distributed as a grant for Local Authorities to spend on capital programmes. Although the funding is distributed under various service headings (Transport, Housing etc) this grant is un-hypothecated i.e. Local Authorities themselves decide where this funding is to be spent based upon local priorities.

Data collection or calculation

The General Capital Funding is calculated on the basis of annual data collected directly from Local Authorities and other official data sources.

Statistical quality

The underpinning data is collected directly from Local Authorities or official data sources. Local Authorities are required to validate data used in the calculations. A statistical quality report relating to all Local Government Finance statistical releases can be found at the following webpage: https://gov.wales/local-government-finance-statistics-quality-report

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
LGFPSettlement@gov.wales