Budget Allocations 2025/26 and changes from 2024/25                                                                                                       Appendix 1

 

2024/25 Adjusted Base        £'000

Inflation   £'000

Service Pressures   £'000

New grant allocations  £'000

 Commitments and Investments  £'000

 VFM & Other Savings £'000

2025/26 Original Budget £'000

Change over adjusted base     £'000

Change over adjusted base            %

Families, Children & Wellbeing

72,469

2,549

6,777

(1,828)

799

(2,458)

78,308

5,839

8.06

Homes & Adult Social Care

122,279

5,311

8,391

(5,866)

959

(9,256)

121,818

(461)

(0.38)

City Operations

46,472

1,281

6,165

(5,519)

1,897

(1,782)

48,514

2,042

4.39

Corporate Support Services

29,150

757

2,378

-

1,430

(1,291)

32,424

3,274

11.23

Total Directorate Spending

270,370

9,898

23,711

(13,213)

5,085

(14,787)

281,064

10,694

3.96

Housing Benefit Subsidy

399

-

300

-

-

-

699

300

75.19

Bulk Insurance Premia

4,137

61

-

-

150

-

4,348

211

5.10

Capital Financing Costs

7,997

-

-

-

4,631

-

12,628

4,631

57.91

Corporate VFM Savings

(1,216)

(72)

-

-

-

-

(1,288)

(72)

5.92

Public Health Reprioritisation

-

-

-

-

-

(1,002)

(1,002)

(1,002)

-

Contingency and Risk Provisions

(1,023)

23

-

-

3,408

-

2,408

3,431

(335.39)

Unringfenced Grants

(32,150)

-

-

(2,338)

5,300

-

(29,188)

2,962

(9.21)

Levies to External Bodies

242

7

-

-

-

-

249

7

2.89

Other Corporate Budgets

(3,437)

(103)

-

-

100

-

(3,440)

(3)

0.09

NET REVENUE EXPENDITURE

245,319

9,814

24,011

(15,551)

18,674

(15,789)

266,478

21,159

8.63

Contributions to/ from(-) reserves

1,399

-

-

-

(3,058)

-

(1,659)

(3,058)

(218.58)

BUDGET REQUIREMENT

246,718

9,814

24,011

(15,551)

15,616

(15,789)

264,819

18,101

7.34

Funded By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Support Grant

8,453

 

 

 

 

 

8,789

336

3.97

Business Rates Local Share

54,152

 

 

 

 

 

60,519

6,367

11.76

BRR Tariff/top up

1,648

 

 

 

 

 

1,666

18

1.09

Business Rates Collection Fund surplus/(deficit)

(1,453)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,575)

(122)

8.40

Council Tax Collection Fund surplus/(deficit)

(1,174)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,204)

(1,030)

87.73

Council Tax

185,092

 

 

 

 

 

197,624

12,532

6.77

Total

246,718

 

 

 

 

 

264,819

18,101

7.34