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But rising demand has led to local councils spending billions more overall on Send than they get from central government.

Monmouthshire was the only council with no neighbourhoods ranked as highly deprived, with one neighbourhood in Chepstow found to be the least deprived in Wales.

The council said it would pay for projects providing warm hubs, free meals, cookery workshops and money advice.

Pope Leo and leaders of other Christian traditions will gather to mark the anniversary of an ancient council that took place there 1,700 years ago.

Despite later schisms that split Christianity, the council produced a foundational statement of the faith that is still shared by most of the world’s Christians today.