West Midland councils face cuts of more than double that claimed by the Government in the annual local authority funding announcement, it has been claimed.
Last month, totalling £80 per household in English urban areas but a lobby group for councils has claimed this figure has been fudged and the true cut is £162.
In the West Midlands, official figures suggest the region's councils had lost 2.8 per cent of their funding for core services.
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But according to SIGOMA, the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, the true figure is 7.1 per cent, because the the Government includes ring-fenced budgets and reserved funds, such as public health money which cannot be cut or moved to plug gaps in other services.
SIGOMA has now added its voice to that of the Core Cities group, of which is a member, and the Local Government Association (LGA) in condemning the cuts to the 2015/16 budget.
The LGA warns core services like social care and refuse collection are at risk if the cuts continue.
The National Audit Office, the Government's spending watchdog, was also critical of the Department for Communities and Local Government in November, warning some council services were on the brink of collapse and that Whitehall officials did not understand council funding.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has insisted all parts of the public sector must face cuts and the settlement is fair.
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SIGOMA says the cuts are skewed against urban areas which have seen budgets cut by 41 per cent since 2010 against a national average of 28 per cent.
It points out that funding boosts for councils, such as the New Homes Bonus, also rewards wealthier areas with higher house prices like the home counties.
SIGOMA chairman and leader of Barnsley Council Sir Steve Houghton CBE said: "The Government continues to penalise councils trying to serve some of the most vulnerable people in the country.
"Whilst claiming to be giving a 'fair' settlement, the Government has shown complete disregard for the mounting pressure faced by those councils and the pain it is causing their residents."