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SOCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING AND
BENEFITS SELECT COMMITTEE – 7 APRIL 2003 BUDGET MONITORING REPORT AS AT END OF FEBRUARY 2003 REPORT OF THE HEAD OF
P0LICY, PERFORMANCE AND RESOURCES |
SUMMARY/PURPOSE
This report sets out the budget
and spending position on both revenue and capital for the services within this
Committee remit, as at the end of February.
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). However, as requested by members building maintenance costs are now
shown at Appendix 1A for information. (Appendix
1 Charts)
REVENUE EXPENDITURE (2002/03)
The net expenditure statement up to 28th January 2003 for the Social
Services and Housing budgets is set out in appendix 1.
The promoting independence
grant was unexpectedly reduced this year leading to a cost 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 implementation of the
Supporting People Programme is estimated to be overspent at the year end by
approximately £50,000. It is planned to
contain this overspend within the overall directorate budget.
Based on the information
available to date the Directorate is currently projecting a potential
underspend at the end of the financial year of approximately £20,000. This is
approximately 0.1% of the net budget for the Directorate. This takes into
account the above cost pressure caused by the reduction in the promoting
independence grant and supporting people.
This is deemed to be within the limits of tolerance and no action is
proposed.
This projection may still
be subject to fluctuation as the financial year progresses and more data
becomes available. The position will be
monitored vigorously and members will be appraised of the situation in
subsequent budget monitoring reports.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (2002/03)
The 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. The amount of capital spend so far in 2002/03 is therefore
typical for this time of year, but all the funding is committed, and both the
Council’s own Home Improvement Programmes (codes 46A), and the Housing
Associations LASHG funded Development Programme (codes 46H or J), are on
target.
Contact Point: Kerry Hubbleday/Dawn Cousins, ( 520600 ext.2213/2240
GLEN
GARROD
Strategic Director
of Social Services and Housing