Current category: Finance and Resources
02/11/2020
The National Social Value Measurement Framework for Wales – Part 3 – National TOMS WALES (Measures, Values and Sources) .pdf – Nov-2020
A full list of the National TOMs for Wales including units, proxy values, rationales and detailed descriptions.
17/08/2020
Councils welcome Welsh Government support package on Covid-19 financial pressures
The WLGA has welcomed the additional £260m support package announced by the Welsh Government today, for additional local government funding…
18/04/2020
WLGA response to UK Minister for Communities, Housing and Local Government COVID-19 funding announcement
Responding to the UK Government announcement today, WLGA Leader Councillor Andrew Morgan (Rhondda Cynon Taf) said: “The UK Government’s announcement…
10/03/2020
UK Budget: “Give Welsh public services long term security”
WLGA is today calling on the UK Government to commit to sustained investment in public services in its forthcoming Budget….
16/12/2019
First significant funding increase in 12 years welcomed by WLGA
WLGA has today welcomed a “positive” settlement for councils next year which will see councils receive the first significant increase…
22/10/2019
WLGA welcomes £12.8m additional funding for teachers’ pay award
WLGA has today welcomed Welsh Government’s commitment of an additional £12.8m to help meet the cost of increases to teachers’…
04/09/2019
Spending Review: “It’s time to honour vow to invest in Wales’ vital local services
Following today’s Spending Review, council leaders are calling for any extra money received by the Welsh Government to be invested…
02/09/2019
Resourcing Local Services 2020-21 – Summary Sheet.pdf – Sep-2019
Essential local services are at the heart of our communities. Here is a summary of what they need in order to be able to make even more of a contribution to communities, and to continue to enhance residents’ lives.
02/09/2019
Resourcing Local Services 2020-21 – All our communities rely on local government.pdf – Sep-2019
All our communities rely on essential local services. From schools to bin collections, social care to transport, housing to leisure services, they are the bedrock of all our day-to-day lives. But local government has lost over £1bn since the onset of austerity a decade ago, making it ever harder every year to continue to provide over 700 cherished council-run local services. By working with Welsh Government to secure a fair funding settlement for local government, vital local services would be better placed to contribute so much more to the wellbeing of our communities.
19/06/2019
WLGA welcomes Welsh Government extra funding announcement
Responding to the Welsh Government’s announcement of additional capital funding for local government as part of an investment package to…
02/06/2019
Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s capital funding sources.pdf – Jun-2019
Welsh Local Government Association evidence to the Finance Committee's inquiry into the Welsh Government’s capital funding sources.
01/04/2019
Working in partnership to achieve a fairer council tax system
WLGA has today welcomed a series of measures introduced by Welsh Government designed to create a fairer and more equitable…