Standard Spending Assessments and central government support
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| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data description | Shown in table | All 2 values | Change values |
| Year | Shown in table | All 31 values | Change values |
| Authority | Shown in table | All 29 values | Change values |
| Type of support | Shown in table | All 7 values | Change values |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.
| Data values | Data description | Year | Authority | Type of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60802 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Isle of Anglesey | Standard spending assessments and police grant |
| 52191 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Isle of Anglesey | Total central government support |
| 42742 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Isle of Anglesey | Revenue support grant |
| 9449 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Isle of Anglesey | Share of re-distributed non-domestic rates |
| 889 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Isle of Anglesey | Standard spending assessments and police grant |
| 763 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Isle of Anglesey | Total central government support |
| 625 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Isle of Anglesey | Revenue support grant |
| 138 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Isle of Anglesey | Share of re-distributed non-domestic rates |
| 106403 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Standard spending assessments and police grant |
| 93570 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Total central government support |
| 75084 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Revenue support grant |
| 1994 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Transitional grant/Council tax reduction scheme |
| 16491 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Share of re-distributed non-domestic rates |
| 910 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Standard spending assessments and police grant |
| 800 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Total central government support |
| 642 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Revenue support grant |
| 12.398 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Transitional grant/Council tax reduction scheme |
| 141 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Gwynedd | Share of re-distributed non-domestic rates |
| 90048 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Conwy | Standard spending assessments and police grant |
| 75837 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Conwy | Total central government support |
| 59951 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Conwy | Revenue support grant |
| 15886 | £ thousand | 1996-97 | Conwy | Share of re-distributed non-domestic rates |
| 814 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Conwy | Standard spending assessments and police grant |
| 685 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Conwy | Total central government support |
| 542 | £ per head | 1996-97 | Conwy | Revenue support grant |
Next update expected:This dataset is not expected to be updated or replaced in the future
Updates
- 13th April 2026
Updated to include 2026-27 Data.
- 19th December 2025
- Dataset first published.
Main information
- Designation
- No designation
- Data provider 1
- Home Office
- Data source 1
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 2
- Local Authorities
- Data source 2
- Council tax dwellings (CT1) data collection
- Data provider 3
- Local Authorities
- Data source 3
- Revenue budget (RA) data collection
- Data provider 4
- Local Authorities
- Data source 4
- Revenue outturn (RO) data collection
- Data provider 5
- Local Authorities
- Data source 5
- No specific source from data provider
- Time period covered
- April 1996 to March 2027
- Dataset ID
- e3aa4de2-5084-4f57-afeb-f21d17fa9bd5
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
Standard spending assessments (SSAs) are centrally determined assessments of each authority's need to spend on revenue services, on the total standard spending basis.
Central government support comprises revenue support grant, redistributed non-domestic rates and any additional top up funding for county or county borough councils. Up to 2002-03, it also included council tax reduction scheme and transitional grants . It excludes non-police specific grants.
- Data collection or calculation
The information presented here is underpinned by data collected via annual returns from Welsh Local Authorities and other official sources.
The annual SSA is distributed across Local Authorities in line with the Local Government Settlement model/Police Funding Model.
- 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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Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- LGFPSettlement@gov.wales