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Ruth Mosalski

The councils in Wales that are getting the biggest rises in their funding this year

The final amounts that Welsh councils will receive from the Welsh Government have been revealed.

Councils receive the bulk of their funding from a Welsh Government grant, they can also raise money through council tax and can apply for Welsh Government grants.

This year's core revenue funding for all the councils in Wales is £5.1 billion, up 9.4% on a like-for-like basis compared to the current year. It is distributed around each local authority based on population and its age structure with different rates depending how many are elderly, how many are in education, how many are on low incomes and how dispersed the communities are.

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Speaking when the provisional settlement was announced in December, the Welsh Local Government Association leader, Andrew Morgan said it would give a "massive boost for our communities".

“The financial support for councils from the Welsh Government has been vital in responding to the crisis. A settlement of this scale helps put local services on a firmer financial footing than has been the case in a long time. This is the result of months of constructive dialogue between ministers, leaders and officials in local government and the Welsh Government.

“Investment in councils is more than figures on a spread sheet. It’s about investing in our communities, our people and in our vital services that help improve and change lives, whilst continuing to respond to two global challenges: the pandemic and climate change.”

How much every council in Wales will get this coming financial year:

Monmouthshire

2021-22: £101m

2022-23: £112.2m

Up 11.2%

Cardiff

2021-22: £492m

2022-23: £544.7m

Up 10.7%

The Vale of Glamorgan

2021-22: £168.1m

2022-23: £186m

Up 10.6%

Newport

2021-22: £240.9m

2022-23: £265.6m

Up 10.2%

Powys

2021-22: £192m

2022-23: £210.2m

Up 9.5%

Conwy

2021-22: £167.3m

2022-23: £183.3m

Up 9.5%

Wrexham

2021-22: £189.2m

2022-23: £207m

Up 9.4%

Pembrokeshire

2021-22: £179.4m

2022-23: £196.2m

Up 9.4%

Torfaen

2021-22: £146.5m

2022-23: £160.1m

Up 9.3%

Swansea

2021-22: £353.5m

2022-23: £386.5m

Up 9.3%

Bridgend

2021-22: £212.7m

2022-23: £232.3m

Up 9.2%

Isle of Anglesey

2021-22: £104.8m

2022-23: £114.5m

Up 9.2%

Carmarthenshire

2021-22: £285.2m

2022-23: £311.6m

Up 9.2%

Flintshire

2021-22: £212.6m

2022-23: £232.1m

Up 9.2%

Denbighshire

2021-22: £159m

2022-23: £173.6m

Up 9.2%

Merthyr Tydfil

2021-22: £1014.m

2022-23: £110.6m

Up 9.0%

Neath Port Talbot

2021-22: £237.2m

2022-23: £258m

Up 8.8%

Gwynedd

2021-22: £195.9m

2022-23: £213.2m

Up 8.8%

Ceredigion

2021-22: £110m

2022-23: £119.4m

Up 8.6%

Caerphilly

2021-22: £292.7m

2022-23: £317.4m

Up 8.5%

Rhondda Cynon Taf

2021-22: £407m

2022-23: £441.4m

Up 8.4%

Blaenau Gwent

2021-22: £120.6m

2022-23: £130.7m

Up 8.4%

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