Council tax payers in the West Midlands are set to have an extra £12 a year added to their bills, under Home Office plans to fund the police.
But cash-strapped West Midlands Police will get no new money from the Government, despite rising crime.
Instead, grants from central government will be frozen - which means they are cut in real terms, once the effect of inflation is taken into account.
And Police and Crime Commissioners will be invited to put up police precept, which is added to council tax bills, by £1 a month for a typical household.
Announcing next year’s funding, the Home Office said West Midlands Police will be £9.5 million a year better off as a result.
Its total budget will increase from £524.4 million in 2017-18, the current financial year, to £533.9 million in 2018-19.
David Jamieson, the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), will be free to decide whether to increase council tax bills or not. The Government announcement means he can impose a maximum increase of £12, up from the limit of £5 imposed in previous years.
However, as West Midlands Police has repeatedly warned it is struggling for money, he may feel he has little choice but to impose the highest increase allowed.
Mr Jamieson said: "West Midlands Police or other local forces across the country will not receive a single extra penny from the government. Local police forces will not benefit from this announcement, there is no new money in this announcement for local forces. In fact it is a real terms cut.
“Just to standstill West Midlands Police requires an extra £22 million. This announcement falls well short of that number."
He added: "The government expects council tax payers in the West Midlands to pay millions more, at a time when wages are stagnant and living standards are squeezed."
Central government grant for West Midlands Police has fallen by £145 million since 2010, and the number of police officers has been cut by 2,000.
Mr Jamieson warned last month that the force was under pressure due to rising crime.
The number of 999 calls dealt with by police has risen by 12% over 12 months, increasing from 629,500 a year to 705,500 a year.
Total recorded crime is up by 14%, increasing from 197,000 incidents to 224,000
And violent crime also rose, with incidents of violence with injury up by 6%, from 24,500 cases to 26,000, while sexual offences were up 25% from 4,500 to 6,000.
The new funding announcement is an improvement on recent years for the police service, as it at least ensures that central grant remains the same in cash terms rather than being cut.
The Home Office also highlighted the level of reserves held by police forces, and said West Midlands Police has reserves equal to 20 per cent of its funding, or more than £100 million.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd also announced that the counter terrorism policing budget will go up by 7%, with a £50m increase bringing the nationwide total to least £757 million.
There will be £130m extra for national priorities such as digital technology and special grants to help forces with exceptional costs.
Police forces will have access to a £175 million “Police Transformation Fund” in order to help pay for police reform.
She said: “Whether it is your local forces, the national picture or counter terrorism capabilities, this is a strong settlement that ensures forces have the resources they need to keep us safe.
“Taxpayers will invest more money in forces because the work our officers do to protect us is absolutely vital, and we recognise demand is changing.
“However, my message to police forces is that this increased investment must mean we raise the pace of reform.
“For too long embracing digital and increasing productivity have been tomorrow’s policing problems – now they are today’s necessities. The Government is committed to meeting this challenge and we want policing to do the same.”
