Standard Spending Assessments and central government support

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Data valuesData descriptionYearAuthorityType of support
204079.8984£ thousand2026-27Isle of AngleseyStandard spending assessments and police grant
144584.962£ thousand2026-27Isle of AngleseyTotal central government support
120369.745£ thousand2026-27Isle of AngleseyRevenue support grant
24081.011£ thousand2026-27Isle of AngleseyShare of re-distributed non-domestic rates
134.206£ thousand2026-27Isle of AngleseyAdditional top-up funding
359671.848£ thousand2026-27GwyneddStandard spending assessments and police grant
264009.387£ thousand2026-27GwyneddTotal central government support
220479.811£ thousand2026-27GwyneddRevenue support grant
42526.542£ thousand2026-27GwyneddShare of re-distributed non-domestic rates
1003.034£ thousand2026-27GwyneddAdditional top-up funding
330006.1774£ thousand2026-27ConwyStandard spending assessments and police grant
233503.38£ thousand2026-27ConwyTotal central government support
192124.27£ thousand2026-27ConwyRevenue support grant
40532.153£ thousand2026-27ConwyShare of re-distributed non-domestic rates
846.957£ thousand2026-27ConwyAdditional top-up funding
308178.4324£ thousand2026-27DenbighshireStandard spending assessments and police grant
229907.908£ thousand2026-27DenbighshireTotal central government support
196125.469£ thousand2026-27DenbighshireRevenue support grant
33782.439£ thousand2026-27DenbighshireShare of re-distributed non-domestic rates
0£ thousand2026-27DenbighshireAdditional top-up funding
417021.5457£ thousand2026-27FlintshireStandard spending assessments and police grant
294090.442£ thousand2026-27FlintshireTotal central government support
237610.214£ thousand2026-27FlintshireRevenue support grant
53641.449£ thousand2026-27FlintshireShare of re-distributed non-domestic rates
2838.779£ thousand2026-27FlintshireAdditional top-up funding
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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

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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Welsh Government
Contact email
LGFPSettlement@gov.wales