SOCIAL SERVICES,
HOUSING AND BENEFITS SELECT COMMITTEE – 18 SEPTEMBER 2003
BUDGET MONITORING
REPORT AS AT END OF JULY 2003
REPORT OF THE HEAD
OF POLICY, PERFORMANCE AND RESOURCES
SUMMARY/PURPOSE
This report sets out the budget
and spending position on revenue for the services within this Committee remit,
as at the end of July. The figures at Appendix 1 do not include budgets that are
controlled elsewhere. These are
monitored by the Committee, which bears responsibility for the item
concerned. (For example, Resources
Select Committee monitors the building maintenance budget centrally, and
building maintenance costs are not therefore shown against individual services
below). For information a Building Maintenance monitor has been included at Appendix 1A A quarterly report on the
nursing care pooled budget is being developed
in conjunction with the pooled budget management board and will be
brought to future committees when available.
REVENUE EXPENDITURE (2003/04)
The net expenditure
statement up to 31st July 2003 for the Social Services and Housing budgets is
set out in appendix 1.
The previous year reduction in the promoting independence grant is an on-going
pressure of £148,000 on the two independent living resource centres. These are of central importance in reducing
hospital bed blocking and promoting independence.
The Directorate is working
towards a balanced budget for the year, however at this time it is considered
prudent to highlight a potential overspend
at the end of the financial year
similar to that of last month of approximately £110,000. This is approximately 0.4% of the net budget
for the Directorate. This takes into account the above cost pressure caused by
the reduction in the promoting independence grant. This is deemed to be within
the limits of tolerance and no action is proposed.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (2003/04)
The capital expenditure is set out in appendix 2. We will be reporting on this
area at each Committee. Most of the
allocation is for social housing. In
most years, the Housing Capital Programme is approved early in the year, when
the funding/programme is committed.
Building works proceed during the year, with the delivery/spend
occurring largely in the last quarter of the year.
Contact Point: Kerry Hubbleday/Dawn Cousins, ( 520600
ext.2213/2240
G
GARROD
Strategic
Director of Social Services and Housing