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Town councillor allowances double in one year

New research reveals that the cost of allowances for town councillors in Newtown has doubled, from £6k to £14k a year since the introduction of the Attendance Allowance.

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New research reveals that the cost of allowances for town councillors in Newtown has doubled, from £6k to £14k a year since the introduction of the Attendance Allowance.

In the annually published statement of payments to members, it has been revealed that the yearly cost of town councillor allowances has gone from £6,101 to £14,690. This massive increase has been down to the introduction of an attendance allowance - which was allowed to be introduced last year due to a rule change from the body which sets expenses and allowances for councillors across Wales.


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    Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn Town Council first introduced their attendance allowance in May 2022 and allows for a town councillor to claim £30 for every meeting they are legally required to attend.

    In total, £9,450 was paid out in the new allowance. The full list of recipients can be shown below.

    All town councillors across Wales are entitled to a basic payment of £150 per year to help support costs such as electricity, printing and more. All allowance payments are currently taxed. The town council also awards a responsibility payment of £500 per year to the chairpersons of all 5 committees and £1,250 to the Mayor.

    Name Basic Payment Responsibility Payment Mayor's Personal Payment Deputy Mayor's Personal Payment Attendance at Meetings Total Notes
    Barker, John £16 £83.33       £99.33 Ceased to be a councillor 9 May 2022
    Byrne, John £150 £83.33 £1250   £690 £2173.33  
    Childs, Mike              
    Edwards, Richard £150 £500     £1080 £1730  
    Gwilt, Darryl £84.04       £570 £654 Joined 9 September 2022
    Howard, Val £150 £458.33     £480 £1088.33  
    Jones, Chris £103.85       £300 £403.85 Joined 25 July 2022
    Jones, Joy £16     £83.33   £99.33 Ceased to be a councillor 9 May 2022
    Lewington, Margaret £102.95       £660 £762.95 Joined 25 July 2022
    Lewington, Peter £150       £1170 £1320  
    Lewis, Jack £102.95       £750 £852.95 Joined 25 July 2022
    Menzel, Lee £103.85       £420 £523.85 Joined 25 July 2022
    Molloy-Davies, Jackie £79.11       £570 £649.11 Joined 9 September 2022
    Morris, Kevin £16         £16 Ceased to be a councillor 9 May 2022
    Owen, Tracy £150       £840 £990  
    Selby, David   £83.33       £83.33  
    Shayler, Rex £150       £360 £510  
    Taylor, Rupert £150 £458.33     £840 £1448.33  
    White, Richard £150       £510 £660  
    Williams, Richard £16   £250     £360 Ceased to be a councillor 9 May 2022, ceased to be Mayor 23 May 2022
    Wallis, Gemma £150       £210 £360 Community Youth Rep
    Total £1,990.75 £1,666.65 £1,500 £83.33 £9,450 £14,690.73  
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