WQ96591 (e) Tabled on 10/06/2025

How much has the Welsh Government spent on universal primary free school meals since its inception, broken down by local authority area?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education | Answered on 13/06/2025

Local Authority

Revenue Expenditure 2022-23 to 2024-25

Capital Expenditure
2021-22 to 2024-25

Total

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

3,638,963

1,145,098

4,784,061

Bridgend County Borough Council

5,294,167

3,478,635

8,772,802

Caerphilly County Borough Council

8,828,464

3,847,965

12,676,429

Carmarthenshire County Council

14,338,351

3,713,613

18,051,964

Ceredigion County Council

9,465,655

1,368,514

10,834,169

City of Cardiff Council

4,177,250

10,145,803

14,323,053

Conwy County Borough Council

5,222,416

2,133,867

7,356,283

Denbighshire County Council

4,779,157

2,167,446

6,946,603

Flintshire County Council

7,087,717

3,029,201

10,116,918

Gwynedd Council

6,508,650

2,831,847

9,340,497

Isle of Anglesey County Council

3,716,997

1,426,589

5,143,586

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

3,006,754

1,318,877

4,325,631

Monmouthshire County Council

5,249,668

1,462,363

6,712,031

Neath Port Talbot Council

9,855,488

3,723,770

13,579,258

Newport City Council

6,275,058

3,066,586

9,341,644

Pembrokeshire County Council

6,863,923

3,130,704

9,994,627

Powys County Council

6,197,966

2,638,213

8,836,179

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

10,276,717

9,207,631

19,484,348

Swansea (City & County of) Council

8,229,131

2,733,034

10,962,165

Torfaen County Borough Council

5,390,111

1,894,868

7,284,979

Vale of Glamorgan Council

10,140,670

2,766,829

12,907,499

Wrexham County Borough Council

6,883,021

2,571,629

9,454,650

Total

151,426,295

69,803,082

221,229,377