Analysis of indicator based assessments (IBAs), Wales

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Authority 1

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Measure

Measure1

Year

Service

Service 1

Service 2

Service 3

Service 4

Service 5

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Total SSA

5,526,386.85

5,463,935.94

5,385,525.36

5,425,128.09

5,503,183.74

5,656,896.66

5,780,158.34

6,147,646.23

6,478,731.43

6,945,539.76

7,384,154.58

7,716,355.18

Total SSA

Current SSA

5,215,412.47

5,152,765.72

5,032,763.49

5,067,780.23

5,145,722.42

5,305,381.60

5,406,912.23

5,790,040.60

6,102,300.48

6,595,737.48

7,060,979.16

7,410,845.70

Current SSA

Education

2,262,344.68

2,252,528.50

2,235,451.53

2,226,303.61

2,197,255.77

2,242,084.95

2,273,596.82

2,493,899.91

2,617,413.17

2,767,991.67

2,907,197.55

3,016,939.80

Education

School Services

2,199,718.42

2,196,597.54

2,188,277.78

2,186,852.81

2,156,457.37

2,206,082.41

2,238,574.44

2,457,583.92

2,578,690.25

2,726,874.42

2,863,795.99

2,974,926.84

Other Education

62,626.25

55,930.96

47,173.75

39,450.80

40,798.40

36,002.55

35,022.38

36,315.99

38,722.91

41,117.25

43,401.56

42,012.97

Personal Social Services

1,408,413.22

1,377,589.62

1,399,966.96

1,457,649.25

1,470,235.29

1,564,622.09

1,624,036.90

1,719,540.07

1,843,306.42

2,053,273.78

2,190,591.71

2,361,238.58

Personal Social Services

Children and young persons

Formula from 2009-10 to 2010-11: 0.707 x Dependent children in out of work families; 0.056 x Population aged under 18 in EDivs with weighted density greater than the Welsh average; 0.137 x Dependent children in social rented housing. Formula from 2011-12: 0.699 x Dependent children in out of work families; 0.055 x Population aged under 18 in wards with weighted density greater than the Welsh average; 0.135 x Dependent children in social rented housing; 0.099 x Dependent children in overcrowded housing; 0.012 x Dispersion threshold 300 (2001). Formula from 2017-18: 0.692 x Dependent children in out of work families; 0.133 x Dependent children in social rented housing; 0.098 x Dependent children in overcrowded housing; 0.055 x Population aged under 18 in wards with weighted density greater than the Welsh average; 0.022 x Dispersion threshold 300 (2001).

387,037.84

400,166.46

403,975.30

424,769.01

426,830.15

444,701.03

471,095.44

511,937.23

560,775.27

625,400.70

667,253.08

754,621.53

Older adults, residential and domiciliary care

Formula up to 2004-05: 0.296 x Pensioners living alone in households; 0.203 x Pensioners living in households which lack central heating and/or the exclusive use of basic amenities; 0.266 x Pensioners with a limiting long-term illness; 0.235 x Income support recipients aged 60 and over. Formula from 2005-06 to 2010-11: 0.330 x Pensioners with a limiting long-term illness; 0.150 x Pension credit claimants aged 65 and over; 0.312 x Pensioners living alone in households; 0.208 x Population aged 85 and over. Formula from 2011-12: 0.323 x Pensioners with a limiting long-term illness; 0.147 x Pension credit claimants aged 65 and over; 0.305 x Pensioners living alone in households; 0.204 x Population aged 85 and over (projected); 0.016 x Dispersion threshold 300 (2001); 0.005 x Dispersion threshold 7,500 (2001). Formula from 2017-18: 0.321 x Pensioners with limiting long-term illness; 0.304 x Pensioners living alone in households; 0.203 x Po

511,865.40

502,578.36

517,679.80

540,118.69

536,391.73

535,217.40

548,687.30

615,855.38

658,724.66

733,846.72

782,956.41

821,982.17

Younger adults personal social services

Formula from 2007-08 to 2010-11: 0.611 x Population aged 18 to 64; 0.013 x Adults aged 18 to 64 in non-white ethnic groups; 0.176 x Severe disablement allowance and disability living allowance claimants aged 18 to 64; 0.160 x Households where head is aged 18 to 64 with no carer; 0.040 x Income support, job seekers allowance and pension credit claimants aged 18 to 64. Formula from 2011-12: 0.606 x Population aged 18 to 64 (projected); 0.013 x Adults aged 18 to 64 in non-white ethnic groups; 0.174 x Severe disablement allowance and disability living allowance claimants aged 18 to 64; 0.159 x Households where head is aged 18 to 64 with no carer; 0.040 x Income support, job seekers allowance and pension credit claimants aged 18 to 64; 0.005 x Dispersion threshold 7,500 (2001); 0.003 x Dispersion threshold 300 (2001). Formula from 2017-18: 0.604 x Population aged 18 to 64 (projected); 0.173 x Severe disablement allowance or disability living allowance

445,768.02

433,948.34

463,296.76

482,323.82

493,078.39

508,619.00

526,272.87

564,765.87

610,390.28

686,736.89

732,693.94

776,572.91

Welsh Independent Living Grant

27,000.00

13,500.00

6,750.00

Social Care Workforce Grant Distributed in proportion to total of all other PSS sector IBAs.

19,000.00

PSS administration Distributed in proportion to total of all PSS sector IBAs

5,662.43

4,370.94

7,238.09

5,860.74

9,435.02

8,169.66

7,566.28

5,151.59

5,336.21

5,959.47

6,358.29

7,181.97

NHS Funded Nursing Care 0.320 x Pensioners with limiting long-term illness; 0.303 x Pensioners living alone in households; 0.202 x Population aged 85 and over; 0.146 x Pension credit claimants aged 65 and over; 0.016 x Dispersion threshold 300 (2001); 0.013 x Dispersion threshold 7,500 (2001)

0.320 x Pensioners with limiting long-term illness; 0.303 x Pensioners living alone in households; 0.202 x Population aged 85 and over; 0.146 x Pension credit claimants aged 65 and over; 0.016 x Dispersion threshold 300 (2001); 0.013 x Dispersion threshold 7,500 (2001)

1,330.00

Looked After Children 0.685 x Dependent children in out of work families; 0.132 x Dependent children in social rented housing; 0.097 x Dependent children in overcrowded housing; 0.054 x Population aged under 18 in wards with weighted density greater than the Welsh Average; 0.032 Dispersion threshold 300 (2001)

0.685 x Dependent children in out of work families; 0.132 x Dependent children in social rented housing; 0.097 x Dependent children in overcrowded housing; 0.054 x Population aged under 18 in wards with weighted density greater than the Welsh Average; 0.032 Dispersion threshold 300 (2001)

7,415.00

Carers' Respite Care Grant Distributed in proportion to total of all other PSS sector IBAs.

3,000.00

Transport

230,315.71

204,748.76

206,436.45

188,558.04

192,068.37

184,649.48

180,296.31

189,892.96

198,847.17

206,722.59

221,379.71

232,937.31

Transport

Concessionary fares 0.900 x Population aged 60 and over (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.100 x Population aged under 60 (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12).

0.900 x Population aged 60 and over (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.100 x Population aged under 60 (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12).

9,342.24

9,205.85

10,008.25

9,428.41

9,377.07

9,532.88

8,736.11

9,822.28

10,364.72

10,776.70

11,540.79

10,558.24

Street lighting 1.000 x Street lighting units

32,317.52

30,859.29

33,297.75

31,680.42

32,059.46

29,529.55

29,058.09

30,800.46

33,024.54

34,261.42

36,690.63

30,422.23

Road maintenance Formula for 2008-09: 0.167 x Population, all ages; 0.140 x Traffic flow; 0.167 x Old weighted road length; 0.273 x Enhanced Population; 0.253 x New weighted road length. This formula is in the second year of a 3-year phasing cycle. Formula from 2009-10: 0.410 x Enhanced population (projected) (based on MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.210 x Traffic flow; 0.380 x New weighted road length.

Formula for 2008-09: 0.167 x Population, all ages; 0.140 x Traffic flow; 0.167 x Old weighted road length; 0.273 x Enhanced Population; 0.253 x New weighted road length. This formula is in the second year of a 3-year phasing cycle. Formula from 2009-10: 0.410 x Enhanced population (projected) (based on MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.210 x Traffic flow; 0.380 x New weighted road length.

162,400.26

141,150.28

138,249.89

126,190.28

130,172.70

127,014.52

125,736.57

128,372.93

134,143.99

139,495.29

149,385.84

167,722.34

Public transport revenue support 0.734 x Settlement threshold 7,500; 0.266 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12).

19,561.37

17,519.45

18,782.61

16,208.28

15,967.43

14,222.90

12,717.08

16,575.86

17,017.90

17,729.68

18,986.76

20,304.26

Road safety education and safe routes Formula from 2011-12: 0.576 x Urban road length; 0.424 x Population, all ages (projected)

6,694.32

6,013.89

6,097.96

5,050.65

4,491.72

4,349.63

4,048.47

4,321.43

4,296.01

4,459.49

4,775.68

3,930.24

Fire

Fire service 1.000 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12).

137,611.73

129,224.90

125,634.32

122,616.45

130,867.80

131,365.95

133,951.76

145,187.41

153,815.93

163,799.53

174,996.64

181,759.45

Other services 1.000 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12)

924,727.14

879,978.89

799,274.24

806,652.88

889,295.19

916,659.13

929,030.44

975,520.25

1,022,917.80

1,137,949.92

1,300,813.55

1,346,099.43

Other services 1.000 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12)

Electoral registration 1.000 x Population aged 18 and over (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12).

5,810.36

5,747.24

4,976.56

4,630.98

6,538.51

6,481.92

11,084.49

7,056.36

6,780.74

7,459.69

8,549.11

14,029.98

Cemeteries and crematoria 1.000 x Number of deaths from all causes

4,639.35

4,251.84

2,037.69

260.08

-1,227.50

-2,285.11

-3,056.46

-2,838.81

-2,629.66

-2,872.71

-3,292.24

-1,727.14

Coast protection 1.000 x Length of artificially protected coastline

1,628.43

1,152.17

1,279.08

516.84

1,277.10

1,096.72

1,749.93

1,598.22

1,769.88

1,941.77

2,225.35

1,774.33

Other environmental health and port health 0.940 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.010 x Ships arriving at ports; 0.050 x Settlement threshold 7,500

0.940 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.010 x Ships arriving at ports; 0.050 x Settlement threshold 7,500

50,678.97

42,917.94

42,377.39

39,175.56

44,647.72

43,172.02

38,680.17

40,195.18

40,829.38

44,904.58

51,462.50

49,231.96

Planning

42,489.04

35,208.14

30,189.22

24,170.90

24,819.98

25,725.02

25,614.72

27,055.94

29,398.31

32,310.72

37,029.42

35,942.63

Refuse collection 0.824 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.176 x Dispersion threshold 5,000 (1991)

79,894.79

73,300.50

74,157.55

76,543.56

98,577.93

106,210.84

109,552.63

182,503.92

205,733.21

225,752.37

258,721.53

256,161.02

Cultural services 0.737 x Settlement threshold 30,000; 0.263 x Population outside settlement threshold 50,000

47,348.95

39,344.91

33,226.85

33,319.34

33,886.42

32,286.86

34,236.67

35,656.98

34,627.82

38,031.42

43,585.58

37,198.56

Economic development

Formula for 2008-09: 0.500 x Index-weighted working age population; 0.168 x Population, all ages; 0.083 x Population of LSOAs that are in the top 25% of WIMD values (employment domain); 0.083 x Population of LSOAs that are in the top 25% of WIMD values (income domain); 0.083 x Population of LSOAs that are in the top 50% of WIMD values (income domain); 0.083 x Population of LSOAs that are in the top 50% of WIMD values (employment domain). This formula is in the first year of a 2-year phasing cycle. Formula from 2009-10: 1.000 x Index-weighted working age population.

46,890.38

42,925.28

39,263.24

33,773.95

32,297.28

25,111.13

25,060.60

23,020.82

22,159.67

24,447.23

28,017.53

35,980.65

Library services 1.000 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12)

68,674.69

60,017.87

53,613.29

52,422.55

56,555.75

51,523.89

49,505.50

52,381.54

53,276.82

58,481.31

67,022.00

58,020.33

Other services 1.000 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12)

13,916.72

59,783.02

55,700.28

69,981.50

73,682.76

83,245.01

96,035.84

79,226.52

86,035.90

96,574.74

110,678.64

146,450.07

Recreation 0.800 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.050 x Settlement threshold 7,500; 0.150 x Total income support, job seekers allowance, pension credit or universal credit (not in employment) claimants.

0.800 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.050 x Settlement threshold 7,500; 0.150 x Total income support, job seekers allowance, pension credit or universal credit (not in employment) claimants.

181,362.55

166,029.27

134,443.48

137,811.16

149,201.74

141,516.36

137,561.30

143,614.30

141,196.22

154,996.73

177,632.65

169,653.26

General administration Distributed in proportion to total of services for which general administration applies

99,203.80

96,771.88

88,881.13

84,001.18

94,999.19

93,293.28

93,315.27

81,497.78

95,323.40

104,627.59

119,907.53

127,089.03

Council tax administration 0.750 x All dwellings; 0.250 x Population aged 18 and over (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12)

22,961.44

18,202.78

24,937.97

30,722.61

36,672.23

35,066.35

32,226.15

42,750.68

47,776.06

52,463.29

60,125.09

61,786.33

Non HRA housing

HRA = Housing Revenue Account. Formula up to 2006-07: 0.750 x Weighted housing renovation grant applications received; 0.250 x Weighted homelessness cases. Formula for 2007-08: 0.570 x Weighted housing renovation grant applications received; 0.430 x Weighted homelessness cases. Formula for 2008-09: 0.430 x Weighted homelessness cases; 0.285 x Weighted housing renovation grant applications received; 0.171 x Private dwelling stock; 0.114 x DFG Mandatory Grant Applications. This formula is in the first year of a 2-year phasing cycle. Formula for 2009-10 to 2011-12: 0.430 x Weighted homelessness cases; 0.228 x DFG Mandatory Grant Applications; 0.342 x Private dwelling stock estimates. Formula from 2012-13: 0.313 x Total homelessness cases; 0.292 x All dwellings; 0.232 x Housing General Capital Funding; 0.163 x Housing benefit recipients.

41,223.99

33,376.18

32,359.85

32,498.58

34,033.37

33,493.69

45,159.41

53,720.15

59,453.03

65,268.77

74,800.70

92,745.53

Homelessness Prevention 0.313 x Total homlessness decisions; 0.292 x All dwellings; 0.232 x Housing Gereral Capital Funding; 0.163 x Housing Benefit Recipients

0.313 x Total homlessness decisions; 0.292 x All dwellings; 0.232 x Housing Gereral Capital Funding; 0.163 x Housing Benefit Recipients

6,000.00

12,000.00

6,000.00

Drainage

1,368.36

1,317.00

1,311.80

1,061.00

1,143.75

1,118.12

1,128.18

1,231.83

1,259.56

1,310.56

1,327.10

1,428.75

National parks 1.000 x National park levies

3,767.61

3,475.67

3,322.33

3,175.00

3,175.02

3,175.33

3,492.87

Street Cleansing 0.765 x Enhanced population (projected) (based on MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.235 x Urban road length

62,838.03

56,433.21

50,748.28

50,416.78

58,325.41

57,943.36

60,404.91

67,117.33

67,972.98

74,561.55

85,450.62

82,131.04

Food safety 0.541 x Population, all ages (projected) (MYE prior to 2011-12); 0.459 x Food premises

14,135.33

13,190.58

11,386.73

11,716.31

11,903.60

11,186.25

11,762.31

12,412.43

13,410.25

14,702.67

16,849.87

17,315.02

Refuse disposal 1.000 x Enhanced population (projected) (based on MYE prior to 2011-12)

116,206.79

103,411.02

94,780.79

101,056.25

103,722.72

100,856.87

96,573.82

105,708.60

96,016.53

105,425.97

120,822.51

117,468.65

Waste element of the Single Revenue Grant 0.46852 x Enhanced population (projected); 0.43794 x Population, all ages (projected); 0.09354 x Dispersion threshold 5,000 (1991)

0.46852 x Enhanced population (projected); 0.43794 x Population, all ages (projected); 0.09354 x Dispersion threshold 5,000 (1991)

35,000.00

Consumer protection 0.400 x Total income support, job seekers allowance, pension credit or universal credit (not in employment) claimants; 0.400 x Population, all ages (projected); 0.200 x Trading premises.

0.400 x Total income support, job seekers allowance, pension credit or universal credit (not in employment) claimants; 0.400 x Population, all ages (projected); 0.200 x Trading premises.

19,687.58

17,922.40

15,510.74

14,628.77

14,292.22

14,671.53

13,489.62

13,665.14

14,582.36

15,998.30

18,334.71

16,106.11

Council Tax Reduction Scheme Administration Subsidy 1.000 x Council Tax Reduction Schemes Caseload

5,200.00

4,770.00

Gate Fees

13,300.49

Child Burials 1.000 x Child Burials

800.00

Fire and Rescue services pension 1.000 x Fire and Rescue services pension

5,871.12

Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management 1.000 x Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

4,950.00

Implementation of the Performance and Improvement Framework 1.000 x Implementation of the Performance and Improvement Framework

880.00

Deprivation Grant 1.000 x Deprivation Grant = 0.500 x Proportion of electoral divisions in each authority that lie within the most deprived 20% of electoral divisions in Wales; 0.500 x Proportion of electoral divisions in each authority that lie within the most deprived 40% of electoral divisions in Wales

1.000 x Deprivation Grant = 0.500 x Proportion of electoral divisions in each authority that lie within the most deprived 20% of electoral divisions in Wales; 0.500 x Proportion of electoral divisions in each authority that lie within the most deprived 40% of electoral divisions in Wales

22,000.00

Council Tax Reduction Schemes 1.000 x Council Tax Reduction Schemes Expenditure.In 2013-14 formula and name of this service were Council Tax Support and 0.500 x Council Tax Benefits; 0.500 x Datatank Forecast, Council Tax Support.

1.000 x Council Tax Reduction Schemes Expenditure.In 2013-14 formula and name of this service were Council Tax Support and 0.500 x Council Tax Benefits; 0.500 x Datatank Forecast, Council Tax Support.

222,000.00

244,000.00

Debt financing SSA

318,974.38

353,865.26

352,761.87

357,347.86

357,461.32

351,515.06

373,246.12

357,605.63

376,430.94

349,802.28

323,175.42

305,509.48

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Title

Welsh Local Government Revenue Settlement: Analysis of indicator based assessments (IBAs) for unitary authorities

Last update

March 2024

Next update

March 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Local Government Settlement, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.finance@gov.wales

Designation

None

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

Local Government Finance, indicator based assessment IBA

General description

This collection of tables and information is intended as general background to the calculation of standard spending assessments (SSAs). It should be viewed as a statistical companion to The Local Government Finance Report. These tables show individual authority SSA broken down into service categories. It must be remembered that this breakdown is only for the purpose of calculating the total SSA. The indicator based assessments (IBAs) for each service category are in no way intended as spending targets. The ability of local authorities to set their own spending priorities is an important part of the Welsh revenue support grant distribution system. Therefore, the service IBAs shown in this report are not intended for use in determining individual authorities' budgeted expenditure on particular services.

This report shows individual authority SSA broken down into service categories. It must be remembered that this breakdown is only for the purpose of calculating the total SSA. The indicator based assessments (IBAs) for each service category are in no way intended as spending targets. The ability of local authorities to set their own spending priorities is an important part of the Welsh revenue support grant distribution system. Therefore, the service IBAs shown in this report are not intended for use in determining individual authorities' budgeted expenditure on particular services.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2004-05 onwards.

Statistical quality

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The associated statistical releases can be found via the links at the following webpage:
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https://gov.wales/local-government-finance-statistics-quality-report

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