Newport is seeing the biggest rise in council funding this coming year (Image: Copyright Unknown)

The amount of money councils in Wales will get from Welsh Government in the next financial year has been announced. There is an average 2.7% funding increase and no council receives less than a 2.3% increase compared to last year.

The council which gets the biggest rise in funding is Newport , which gets 4.3% more than last year. Newport's overall population has risen, and school age population, which have both seen it get more this year.

In total, councils will receive £6.4bn from the Welsh Government next year.

Councils in Wales get money from a range of places, but the biggest is the Welsh Government's revenue support grant, which is determined on a needs-based formula. In 2024-25

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