Standard Spending Assessments and central government support

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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
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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