Wales Money

The Welsh Government wants to make it easier for those classed as severely mentally impaired to access council tax discounts.

The average first time buyer in Wales would have to save for more than 8 years to gather a 15% deposit for a home.

A leading charity is warning of the "rising ride" of childcare costs in Wales as new research suggests a 2% price increase.

The Wales Centre for Public Policy report says "early intervention" is key to preventing households falling into debt.

Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre suggests it's due to local authorities facing a nearly £1bn funding gap.

The new £1 coin was introduced in 2017. Now territories and Crown dependencies will be able to design and mint their own versions of it.

A total of £3.25 million in incorrect payments were made to students over the past 10 years.

The council was second only to Glasgow in the amount of money issued from bus lane fines in 2017.

It says a record number of its customers across Wales and Herefordshire – 105,000 – now receive financial help from the company.

The rooms are to be based on the outskirts of major towns and cities.