Powys has received no money in the latest round of levelling up funding.

The Department of Levelling up run by Michael Gove awarded over £200 million to projects across Wales however Powys has not received money for any project. 

Last year's round of funding awarded over £20 million for four projects across the county - including £14 million for restoration work for the Montgomery Canal.

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Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove claimed the latest round of investment is “specifically tilted towards the North, the Midlands, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland”.

Secretary of State for Wales David TC Davies also praised the funding plans and said: "This is a hugely significant investment in truly significant projects across Wales. I’m delighted to see so many successful bids from around the country for schemes which will have an impact for generations to come."

However the Welsh Government have rebutted these claims in statement and said:"Wales now has less say over less money and every decision on levelling up funding for local projects has been taken in Whitehall.

"The delayed, chaotic process is now costing jobs and other much-needed projects are being missed as a result of the lost funds."

Cefin Campbell the Plaid Cymru MS for Mid and West Wales questioned the methodology which left Mid Wales without any funding.

“The way in which the 'Levelling Up' Fund has been allocated reflects cynical political decision-making rather than any real assessment of Wales' material need - and appears to be little more than a Tory stich up.”  

“This is despite the real need for ‘levelling up’ in these communities across mid and west Wales – with rural poverty, a housing crisis and poor infrastructure continuing to hamper economic growth and opportunities.   

 “The Tories promised that Brexit would leave Wales no worse off, and that European funding would be replaced, pound-for-pound. This promise has rung disgracefully hollow, with Wales now looking at a funding shortfall of £1.1bn compared with previous EU schemes.  

Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Wales, Jane Dodds has also voiced her disappointment with the lack of funding.

“It is extremely disappointing to see not a single one of today’s projects will be located in Mid Wales," said Ms Dodds. 

"Powys and Ceredigion are in need of vital investment if we are to create jobs and opportunities outside of South Wales.

“Adding to this, our local authorities are expected to fight it out amongst each other over a tiny sum of money offered by the UK Conservative Government.

“The criteria for the distribution of this pot of money doesn’t even seem to be based on any coherent metric for which areas are in need of investment the most. We’ve seen today some very wealthy parts of the country receive large amounts of money, including Rishi Sunak’s own constituency of Richmond in Yorkshire receiving £19m."