PAPER B
SOCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING AND BENEFITS SELECT
COMMITTEE – 8 MAY 2003
BUDGET MONITORING REPORT AS AT END OF MARCH
2003
REPORT OF THE HEAD OF POLICY, 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 March. 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.
REVENUE
EXPENDITURE (2002/03)
The net expenditure
statement up to 31 March 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 £6,000. This is
less than 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 report does not
represent the final position for 2002/03 as the closedown process is still
progressing and there are a significant number of entries still to be
made. It does however reflect the
projected position once all such entries have been made and closedown is
complete. The final position will be
known after the end of June 03.
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.
Contact Point: Kerry Hubbleday/Dawn Cousins, ( 520600
ext.2213/2240
GLEN GARROD
Strategic Director of Social
Services and Housing