The table shows the breakdown of our spending on services in 2024/25.
Councils spending on services 2024/25
|
2023-24 Revised EXP £m |
INC £m |
NET £m |
Portfolio |
2024-25 EXP £m |
INC £m |
NET £m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.8 | (25.8) | 18.0 | Leader: SEND | 41.5 | (25.4) | 16.1 |
| 22.0 | (1.4) | 20.6 | Deputy Leader: Environment | 22.5 | (1.5) | 21.0 |
| 105.8 | (42.4) | 63.4 | Adult Social Care, Health, Public Health, and Constitutional Affairs | 109.1 | (43.2) | 65.9 |
| 7.0 | (2.4) | 4.6 | Arts, Culture, Heritage and Leisure | 7.5 | (2.3) | 5.2 |
| 82.8 | (48.2) | 34.6 | Childrens Services, Education and Learning | 91.4 | (54.3) | 37.1 |
| 4.4 | (2,4) | 2.0 | Community Safety and Public Protection | 4.4 | (2.3) | 2.1 |
| 1.4 | (0.1) | 1.3 | Economic Growth and Investment | 1.0 | (0.2) | 0.8 |
| 12.8 | (12.5) | 0.3 | Highways, Transport and Parking | 12.6 | (13.0) | (0.4) |
| 69.9 | (65.6) | 4.3 | Housing and Planning | 69.7 | (65.5) | 4.2 |
| 12.5 | (10.0) | 2.5 | Regulatory Services | 13.6 | (11.9) | 1.7 |
| 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | Levies | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | Contingency | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 25.4 | (7.5) | 17.9 | Financing Costs, Interest etc | 21.5 | (9.6) | 11.9 |
| 0.0 | (19.9) | (19.9) | Non Service Specific Grants | 0.0 | (26.0) | (26.0) |
| 0.5 | (8.6) | (8.1) | Earmarked Reserves and Capital Contributions | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| 390.7 | (246.8) | 143.9 | Total Southend-on-Sea City Council | 402.5 | (252.4) | 150.1 |
| (36.3) | Business Rates | (38.0) | ||||
| (7.1) | Revenue Support Grant | (7.6) | ||||
| (2.0) | Collection Fund Surplus | (1.0) | ||||
| (1.0) | General Reserve | 0.0 | ||||
| 0.0 | Capital Reserve | 0.0 | ||||
| 97.5 | SCC Unparished Council Tax Requirement | 103.5 | ||||
| 0.5 | Leigh Town Council Precept | 0.5 | ||||
| 98.0 | Total SCC Council Tax Requirement | 104.0 | ||||
| 13.9 | Essex Police and Crime Commissioner | 14.9 | ||||
| 4.8 | Essex Fire Authority | 5.0 | ||||
| 116.7 | Total Council Tax Requirement | 123.8 |
Levies
The City Council is required to contribute to the services provided in Southend-on-Sea by the following bodies.
|
2023 - 2024 £000 |
Services Provided |
2024 - 2025 £000 |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | Essex Local Flood Defence – Environment Agency | 221 |
| 476 | Coroner's Court | 595 |
| 24 | Kent and Essex Inshore and Conservation Authority | 24 |
| 715 | Total | 840 |
Flood status warnings and information booklets are available from the 24 hour floodline service on 0345 988 1188.
Councils Spending 2024 - 2025 at Council Tax Band D Equivalent
|
Band D Equivalent
|
2023 - 2024 £ |
2024- 2025 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Expenditure | 6,355.60 | 6,659.76 |
| Gross Income | (3,947.50) | (4,175.47) |
| Net Expenditure | 2,408.10 | 2,484.29 |
| Business Rates | (606.87) | (628.86) |
| Formula Grant | (119.14) | (125.64) |
| Use of Reserves | (16.74) | 0.0 |
| Collection Fund Surplus | (33.47) | (16.55) |
| What You Will Pay at Band D |
2023 - 2024 £ |
2024 - 2025 £ |
% Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea City Council* | 1,631.88 | 1,713.24 | 4.99% |
| Essex PFCC - Police and Community Safety | 233.46 | 246.42 | 5.55% |
| Essex PFCC - Fire and Rescue Authority | 80.28 | 82.62 | 2.91% |
|
Other than Leigh-on-Sea Town Council Area |
1,945.62 | 2,042.28 | 4.97% |
| Leigh-on-Sea Town Council | 50.58 | 51.75 | 2.31% |
| Leigh-on-Sea Town Council Area | 1,996.20 | 2,094.03 | 4.90% |
* this includes a 2.0% increase specifically for Adult Social Care.
Government statement concerning adult social care funding
The Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has made an offer to Councils with responsibility for adult social care. (“Adult social care authorities” are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, namely county councils in England, district councils for an area in England for which there is no county council, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.)
The offer for the financial year 2024–25 is the option of a Council with responsibility for adult social care being able to increase their council tax by an additional 2% on top of the core principle, without holding a referendum, to assist the authority in meeting expenditure on adult social care.