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Public spending

Powys council area. Every figure carries its own date.

What this council spent, how it changed and how it compares with councils with similar responsibilities and population sizes.

Powys County Council only. This covers the council’s own services. It is not all public spending in the area.

£430.45 million in 2024–25

Council revenue expenditure. These are recorded amounts spent, rather than plans for future spending.

For each resident£3,192

Cash spending · 2024–25

For each resident, allowing for inflation£3,192

2024–25 prices · 2024–25

“Per resident” spreads the total across everyone who lives here. It is not a payment to each person.

Has spending kept up with prices and population?

Allowing for inflation makes spending in different years easier to compare. Looking per resident also allows for a changing population.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £2,461.07 per person in 2001/2002; £3,191.91 per person in 2024/2025. 29.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20022,461.07
2002/20032,638.33
2003/20042,872.34
2004/20052,916.15
2005/20063,020.19
2006/20073,094.42
2007/20083,076.75
2008/20093,192.18
2009/20103,153.83
2010/20113,090.54
2011/20123,120.4
2012/20133,165.76
2013/20143,183.95
2014/20153,033.9
2015/20162,912.27
2016/20172,895.87
2017/20182,912.04
2018/20192,855.05
2019/20202,937.67
2020/20213,065.08
2021/20223,267.28
2022/20233,062
2023/20243,047.94
2024/20253,191.91
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See cash spending and total spending

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, cash

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ million · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £173.72 million in 2001/2002; £430.45 million in 2024/2025. 147.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, cash — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2001/2002173.72
2002/2003191.21
2003/2004215.11
2004/2005227.21
2005/2006243.07
2006/2007258.05
2007/2008263.54
2008/2009285.6
2009/2010286.19
2010/2011284.62
2011/2012293.61
2012/2013303.02
2013/2014309.76
2014/2015299.29
2015/2016289.16
2016/2017292.39
2017/2018297.43
2018/2019297.07
2019/2020312.77
2020/2021344.72
2021/2022372.71
2022/2023374.72
2023/2024394.61
2024/2025430.45
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Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ million · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £311.07 million in 2001/2002; £430.45 million in 2024/2025. 38.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2001/2002311.07
2002/2003335.45
2003/2004368.51
2004/2005377.84
2005/2006393.26
2006/2007405.48
2007/2008406.08
2008/2009424.13
2009/2010419.74
2010/2011410.67
2011/2012415.23
2012/2013421.51
2013/2014422.57
2014/2015402.93
2015/2016387.17
2016/2017383.79
2017/2018385.73
2018/2019376.77
2019/2020386.47
2020/2021405.2
2021/2022436.25
2022/2023409.88
2023/2024410.1
2024/2025430.45
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Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, cash

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,374.41 per person in 2001/2002; £3,191.91 per person in 2024/2025. 132.2% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, cash — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20021,374.41
2002/20031,503.87
2003/20041,676.67
2004/20051,753.62
2005/20061,866.75
2006/20071,969.3
2007/20081,996.78
2008/20092,149.59
2009/20102,150.36
2010/20112,141.94
2011/20122,206.42
2012/20132,275.85
2013/20142,333.93
2014/20152,253.56
2015/20162,175.01
2016/20172,206.17
2017/20182,245.47
2018/20192,251.07
2019/20202,377.44
2020/20212,607.56
2021/20222,791.41
2022/20232,799.31
2023/20242,932.83
2024/20253,191.91
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All annual figures and what they include
Council spending · Powys · full reviewed history
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–02173.722311.074£1,374£2,461
2002–03191.21335.45£1,504£2,638
2003–04215.109368.507£1,677£2,872
2004–05227.213377.84£1,754£2,916
2005–06243.07393.259£1,867£3,020
2006–07258.051405.483£1,969£3,094
2007–08263.539406.076£1,997£3,077
2008–09285.605424.129£2,150£3,192
2009–10286.192419.743£2,150£3,154
2010–11284.617410.665£2,142£3,091
2011–12293.61415.234£2,206£3,120
2012–13303.02421.508£2,276£3,166
2013–14309.757422.571£2,334£3,184
2014–15299.293402.93£2,254£3,034
2015–16289.156387.172£2,175£2,912
2016–17292.386383.792£2,206£2,896
2017–18297.434385.728£2,245£2,912
2018–19297.067376.772£2,251£2,855
2019–20312.766386.468£2,377£2,938
2020–21344.717405.201£2,608£3,065
2021–22372.712436.25£2,791£3,267
2022–23374.716409.879£2,799£3,062
2023–24394.612410.101£2,933£3,048
2024–25430.445430.445£3,192£3,192

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Outside this measure: Separate capital-account expenditure; Separate housing revenue account; Central-government and NHS spending; Separate police, fire and national park authority returns.

Each financial year runs from April to March. Per-resident amounts use the population estimate for the year in which that financial year starts, matched to the council’s area code. Missing populations remain gaps. Inflation is adjusted using a broad measure of prices across the economy; it does not measure each service’s particular costs.

Changes in council boundaries, responsibilities, schools or accounting can affect the figures. A rise or fall alone does not show a change in service quality.

Sources and calculations →

How does it compare with similar councils?

The comparison uses councils in Wales with the same broad responsibilities, choosing up to three closest in population size. They may face different needs and costs.

Same financial year: 2024–25 · spending per resident
Council or comparison groupAt 2024–25 pricesCash prices
Powys (this council)£3,192£3,192
Vale of Glamorgan£2,974£2,974
Wrexham£2,973£2,973
Neath Port Talbot£3,507£3,507
Wales councils with the same broad responsibilities£3,170£3,170
How the comparison works

Same country and broad council responsibilities, closest population size. Not adjusted for need, deprivation, income, commuter demand or service outcomes.

Fixed cohort of current councils of this type; complete observations only. This is not all council spending in the country.

The wider comparison covers 22 current councils of the same type. Spending and populations are added before dividing; individual council rates are not averaged.

The selected councils use the latest year with matching spending and population for this council. Every comparison row uses that same year. This is not a ranking of value for money or a measure of whether funding is fair.

Where does the council money go?

Open a service to see its history. The headings follow the council returns, so responsibilities and accounting differ between countries.

Education · £161.2 million · 2024–25

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,101.54 per person in 2001/2002; £1,195.34 per person in 2024/2025. 8.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20021,101.54
2002/20031,118.62
2003/20041,180.55
2004/20051,188.33
2005/20061,240.27
2006/20071,209.01
2007/20081,242.9
2008/20091,289.89
2009/20101,308.35
2010/20111,268.77
2011/20121,203.77
2012/20131,199.38
2013/20141,190.76
2014/20151,151.46
2015/20161,121.08
2016/20171,076.31
2017/20181,080.78
2018/20191,066.37
2019/20201,062.17
2020/20211,090.44
2021/20221,197.86
2022/20231,139.88
2023/20241,146.06
2024/20251,195.34
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Education · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0277.756139.232£615£1,102
2002–0381.071142.227£638£1,119
2003–0488.411151.458£689£1,181
2004–0592.59153.97£715£1,188
2005–0699.819161.495£767£1,240
2006–07100.823158.425£769£1,209
2007–08106.461164.041£807£1,243
2008–09115.407171.382£869£1,290
2009–10118.726174.129£892£1,308
2010–11116.844168.591£879£1,269
2011–12113.268160.187£851£1,204
2012–13114.802159.692£862£1,199
2013–14115.845158.036£873£1,191
2014–15113.591152.925£855£1,151
2015–16111.311149.042£837£1,121
2016–17108.672142.645£820£1,076
2017–18110.391143.161£833£1,081
2018–19110.956140.726£841£1,066
2019–20113.086139.734£860£1,062
2020–21122.637144.154£928£1,090
2021–22136.645159.939£1,023£1,198
2022–23139.494152.584£1,042£1,140
2023–24148.378154.202£1,103£1,146
2024–25161.197161.197£1,195£1,195
Social services · £148.55 million · 2024–25

Social services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £408.08 per person in 2001/2002; £1,101.53 per person in 2024/2025. 169.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Social services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002408.08
2002/2003448.5
2003/2004502.03
2004/2005529.84
2005/2006578.81
2006/2007636.05
2007/2008654.3
2008/2009647.37
2009/2010666.22
2010/2011683.63
2011/2012702.36
2012/2013733.84
2013/2014786.53
2014/2015771.34
2015/2016793.78
2016/2017809.76
2017/2018865.49
2018/2019906.77
2019/20201,003.29
2020/20211,040.91
2021/20221,098.76
2022/20231,060.97
2023/20241,058.43
2024/20251,101.53
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Social services · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0228.80651.58£228£408
2002–0332.50457.024£256£448
2003–0437.59764.408£293£502
2004–0541.28368.65£319£530
2005–0646.58475.367£358£579
2006–0753.04283.346£405£636
2007–0856.04486.355£425£654
2008–0957.9286.013£436£647
2009–1060.45688.667£454£666
2010–1162.95790.839£474£684
2011–1266.08893.464£497£702
2012–1370.24197.707£528£734
2013–1476.519104.388£577£787
2014–1576.092102.441£573£771
2015–1678.814105.53£593£794
2016–1781.759107.318£617£810
2017–1888.401114.643£667£865
2018–1994.349119.664£715£907
2019–20106.818131.989£812£1,003
2020–21117.067137.607£886£1,041
2021–22125.34146.708£939£1,099
2022–23129.837142.021£970£1,061
2023–24137.033142.412£1,018£1,058
2024–25148.547148.547£1,102£1,102
Council fund housing and housing benefit · £31.96 million · 2024–25

Council fund housing and housing benefit · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £140.31 per person in 2001/2002; £237 per person in 2024/2025. 68.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Council fund housing and housing benefit · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002140.31
2002/2003175.06
2003/2004196.06
2004/2005282.41
2005/2006294.54
2006/2007297.25
2007/2008294.74
2008/2009329.61
2009/2010359.41
2010/2011348.32
2011/2012356.34
2012/2013364.64
2013/2014366.1
2014/2015356.04
2015/2016355.26
2016/2017344.47
2017/2018341.03
2018/2019331.52
2019/2020305.46
2020/2021277.71
2021/2022266.19
2022/2023247.63
2023/2024240.83
2024/2025237
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Council fund housing and housing benefit · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–029.90417.735£78£140
2002–0312.68722.258£100£175
2003–0414.68325.153£114£196
2004–0522.00436.592£170£282
2005–0623.70538.352£182£295
2006–0724.78838.95£189£297
2007–0825.24638.9£191£295
2008–0929.49143.794£222£330
2009–1032.61447.834£245£359
2010–1132.07746.284£241£348
2011–1233.52947.418£252£356
2012–1334.90248.55£262£365
2013–1435.61648.588£268£366
2014–1535.12347.285£264£356
2015–1635.27347.23£265£355
2016–1734.7845.653£262£344
2017–1834.83345.173£263£341
2018–1934.49543.75£261£332
2019–2032.52140.185£247£305
2020–2131.23336.713£236£278
2021–2230.36535.541£227£266
2022–2330.30533.148£226£248
2023–2431.1832.403£232£241
2024–2531.9631.96£237£237
Local environmental services · £21.45 million · 2024–25

Local environmental services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £153.85 per person in 2001/2002; £159.05 per person in 2024/2025. 3.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Local environmental services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002153.85
2002/2003143.9
2003/2004170.62
2004/2005178.53
2005/2006191.19
2006/2007201.41
2007/2008195.52
2008/2009197.12
2009/2010191.46
2010/2011162.68
2011/2012210.57
2012/2013232.65
2013/2014220.55
2014/2015208.77
2015/2016209.59
2016/2017212.84
2017/2018180.04
2018/2019160.81
2019/2020156.67
2020/2021183.53
2021/2022198.94
2022/2023171.91
2023/2024154.3
2024/2025159.05
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Local environmental services · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0210.8619.447£86£154
2002–0310.42918.297£82£144
2003–0412.77821.89£100£171
2004–0513.9123.131£107£179
2005–0615.38824.895£118£191
2006–0716.79626.392£128£201
2007–0816.74825.806£127£196
2008–0917.63726.191£133£197
2009–1017.37425.482£131£191
2010–1114.98221.617£113£163
2011–1219.81428.021£149£211
2012–1322.26830.976£167£233
2013–1421.45729.272£162£221
2014–1520.59527.727£155£209
2015–1620.8127.864£157£210
2016–1721.4928.208£162£213
2017–1818.38923.848£139£180
2018–1916.73221.221£127£161
2019–2016.6820.61£127£157
2020–2120.64124.263£156£184
2021–2222.69426.563£170£199
2022–2321.03723.012£157£172
2023–2419.97720.761£148£154
2024–2521.44821.448£159£159
Roads and transport · £18.09 million · 2024–25

Roads and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £204.07 per person in 2001/2002; £134.16 per person in 2024/2025. 34.3% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Roads and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002204.07
2002/2003211.6
2003/2004212.93
2004/2005180.34
2005/2006212.03
2006/2007228.1
2007/2008232.49
2008/2009244.36
2009/2010209.43
2010/2011188.44
2011/2012203.33
2012/2013195.47
2013/2014162.07
2014/2015123.79
2015/2016120.49
2016/2017110.3
2017/2018114.41
2018/2019117.72
2019/2020126.82
2020/2021158.46
2021/2022139.85
2022/2023143.05
2023/2024123.59
2024/2025134.16
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Roads and transport · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0214.40525.793£114£204
2002–0315.33626.904£121£212
2003–0415.94727.318£124£213
2004–0514.05223.367£108£180
2005–0617.06427.608£131£212
2006–0719.02229.889£145£228
2007–0819.91430.684£151£232
2008–0921.86332.466£165£244
2009–1019.00427.873£143£209
2010–1117.35425.04£131£188
2011–1219.13227.057£144£203
2012–1318.7126.026£141£195
2013–1415.76821.51£119£162
2014–1512.21216.441£92£124
2015–1611.96316.018£90£120
2016–1711.13714.619£84£110
2017–1811.68615.155£88£114
2018–1912.24915.535£93£118
2019–2013.50216.684£103£127
2020–2117.82220.948£135£158
2021–2215.95318.672£119£140
2022–2317.50519.148£131£143
2023–2416.00216.63£119£124
2024–2518.09318.093£134£134
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · £5.76 million · 2024–25

Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £110.35 per person in 2001/2002; £42.7 per person in 2024/2025. 61.3% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002110.35
2002/2003118.62
2003/2004126.26
2004/2005132.27
2005/2006138.78
2006/2007140.84
2007/2008137.85
2008/2009121.95
2009/2010118.36
2010/2011113.8
2011/2012125.4
2012/2013119.99
2013/2014105.47
2014/2015106.31
2015/201696.76
2016/201772.15
2017/201864.76
2018/201953.36
2019/202049.23
2020/202139.22
2021/202244.6
2022/202345.05
2023/202443.78
2024/202542.7
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–027.78913.948£62£110
2002–038.59715.083£68£119
2003–049.45616.199£74£126
2004–0510.30617.139£80£132
2005–0611.16918.07£86£139
2006–0711.74518.455£90£141
2007–0811.80818.194£89£138
2008–0910.91116.203£82£122
2009–1010.7415.752£81£118
2010–1110.4815.121£79£114
2011–1211.79916.687£89£125
2012–1311.48615.977£86£120
2013–1410.26113.998£77£105
2014–1510.48714.118£79£106
2015–169.60712.863£72£97
2016–177.2859.562£55£72
2017–186.6158.578£50£65
2018–195.5527.042£42£53
2019–205.2416.476£40£49
2020–214.4115.185£33£39
2021–225.0875.955£38£45
2022–235.5136.03£41£45
2023–245.6685.891£42£44
2024–255.7595.759£43£43
Planning and economic development · £13.23 million · 2024–25

Planning and economic development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £106.74 per person in 2001/2002; £98.09 per person in 2024/2025. 8.1% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Planning and economic development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002106.74
2002/200347.42
2003/200453.36
2004/200558.01
2005/200655.39
2006/200761.68
2007/200852.69
2008/200974.47
2009/201084.18
2010/201161.89
2011/201251.58
2012/201356.53
2013/201469.9
2014/201548.01
2015/201623.38
2016/201727.21
2017/201826.32
2018/201925.36
2019/202027.95
2020/202110.93
2021/202225.09
2022/202332.38
2023/202429.19
2024/202598.09
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Planning and economic development · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–027.53513.492£60£107
2002–033.4376.029£27£47
2003–043.9966.846£31£53
2004–054.527.516£35£58
2005–064.4577.212£34£55
2006–075.1438.082£39£62
2007–084.5136.955£34£53
2008–096.6639.894£50£74
2009–107.63911.204£57£84
2010–115.78.224£43£62
2011–124.8536.863£36£52
2012–135.4117.526£41£57
2013–146.89.277£51£70
2014–154.7366.376£36£48
2015–162.3213.108£17£23
2016–172.7473.606£21£27
2017–182.6893.487£20£26
2018–192.6393.347£20£25
2019–202.9763.677£23£28
2020–211.2291.444£9£11
2021–222.8623.35£21£25
2022–233.9624.334£30£32
2023–243.7793.927£28£29
2024–2513.22813.228£98£98
Council tax benefit and administration · £4.24 million · 2024–25

Council tax benefit and administration · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £23.44 per person in 2001/2002; £31.47 per person in 2024/2025. 34.2% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Council tax benefit and administration · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/200223.44
2002/200322.31
2003/200422.17
2004/200522.47
2005/200621.45
2006/200720.7
2007/200819.36
2008/200918.85
2009/201020.95
2010/201119.48
2011/201218.37
2012/201318.41
2013/201419.6
2014/201517.66
2015/201618.72
2016/201713.97
2017/20185.58
2018/20199.87
2019/202035.23
2020/202135.3
2021/202229.6
2022/202326.48
2023/202426.71
2024/202531.47
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Council tax benefit and administration · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–021.6552.963£13£23
2002–031.6172.837£13£22
2003–041.662.844£13£22
2004–051.752.911£14£22
2005–061.7272.794£13£21
2006–071.7262.712£13£21
2007–081.6582.555£13£19
2008–091.6862.504£13£19
2009–101.9012.789£14£21
2010–111.7942.589£14£19
2011–121.7292.445£13£18
2012–131.7622.451£13£18
2013–141.9072.601£14£20
2014–151.7422.345£13£18
2015–161.8592.489£14£19
2016–171.4111.852£11£14
2017–180.570.739£4£6
2018–191.0271.302£8£10
2019–203.7514.635£29£35
2020–213.974.666£30£35
2021–223.3773.953£25£30
2022–233.2413.545£24£26
2023–243.4583.594£26£27
2024–254.2434.243£31£31
Law, order and protective services · £0 million · 2024–25

Law, order and protective services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £3.78 per person in 2001/2002; £0 per person in 2024/2025. 100% lower between these observations.

2 missing periods in the selected range; the line stops at each gap.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Law, order and protective services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20023.78
2002/20033.96
2003/20044.61
2004/20054.34
2005/20062.08
2006/2007No source observation for this service and year.
2007/2008No source observation for this service and year.
2008/20090
2009/20100
2010/20110
2011/20120
2012/20130
2013/20140
2014/20150
2015/20160
2016/20170
2017/20180
2018/20190
2019/20200
2020/20210
2021/20220
2022/20230
2023/20240
2024/20250
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Law, order and protective services · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–020.2670.478£2£4
2002–030.2870.503£2£4
2003–040.3450.591£3£5
2004–050.3380.562£3£4
2005–060.1670.271£1£2
2006–07No source observation for this service and year.Not availableNot availableNot available
2007–08No source observation for this service and year.Not availableNot availableNot available
2008–0900£0£0
2009–1000£0£0
2010–1100£0£0
2011–1200£0£0
2012–1300£0£0
2013–1400£0£0
2014–1500£0£0
2015–1600£0£0
2016–1700£0£0
2017–1800£0£0
2018–1900£0£0
2019–2000£0£0
2020–2100£0£0
2021–2200£0£0
2022–2300£0£0
2023–2400£0£0
2024–2500£0£0
Other revenue expenditure · £25.97 million · 2024–25

Other revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Powys County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £208.9 per person in 2001/2002; £192.57 per person in 2024/2025. 7.8% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Other revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Powys County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002208.9
2002/2003348.32
2003/2004403.75
2004/2005339.61
2005/2006285.65
2006/2007299.39
2007/2008246.9
2008/2009268.55
2009/2010195.46
2010/2011243.53
2011/2012248.67
2012/2013244.87
2013/2014262.97
2014/2015250.53
2015/2016173.22
2016/2017228.84
2017/2018233.61
2018/2019183.27
2019/2020170.86
2020/2021228.59
2021/2022266.39
2022/2023194.66
2023/2024225.05
2024/2025192.57
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Other revenue expenditure · Powys
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0214.74626.405£117£209
2002–0325.24444.287£199£348
2003–0430.23751.799£236£404
2004–0526.46144.002£204£340
2005–0622.98937.194£177£286
2006–0724.96739.231£191£299
2007–0821.14832.586£160£247
2008–0924.02735.681£181£269
2009–1017.73726.014£133£195
2010–1122.42832.36£169£244
2011–1223.39833.091£176£249
2012–1323.43832.603£176£245
2013–1425.58434.901£193£263
2014–1524.71533.273£186£251
2015–1617.19823.028£129£173
2016–1723.10530.329£174£229
2017–1823.86130.944£180£234
2018–1919.06924.185£144£183
2019–2018.19122.477£138£171
2020–2125.70830.219£194£229
2021–2230.38835.569£228£266
2022–2323.82126.057£178£195
2023–2429.13730.281£217£225
2024–2525.96925.969£193£193

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