PAPER B

ADULT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SELECT COMMITTEE – 27^th JANUARY 2005

BUDGET MONITORING REPORT AS AT END OF NOVEMBER 2004

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR ADULT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

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 November. 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 3.

RECOMMENDATIONS

To debate and make recommendations

REVENUE EXPENDITURE (2004/5)

The net expenditure statement up to 30th November 2004 for the Adult and Community Services Directorate budgets is set out in Appendix 1.

As part of the 2004/5 budget settlement the Directorate has to achieve an efficiency savings target of £349,000. This has been identified along with the on-going effect of the shortfall in the Promoting Independence Grant of £148,000.

The Directorate is working towards a balanced budget for the year. However, the homelessness budget is a particular pressure area and it is anticipated that the projected overspend in this service area will be approximately £328,000. Community Care is also another pressure area and continues to be closely monitored. At this stage in the year the Directorate has identified some measures to partially address the pressure areas and is projecting a year-end overspend of approximately £156,000. This is approximately 0.6% of the net budget of the Directorate.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (2004/5)

The capital expenditure is set out in Appendix 4. 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.

FREE NURSING CARE POOLED BUDGET

The Free Nursing Care Pooled Budget to the end of quarter 2 (1 April – 30 September 2004) indicated that there is a projected year-end underspend of approximately £154,000. Any underspend at year-end will be shared between the organisations based on the respective contributions made to the pool. Based on the projected underspend amount, Social Services would receive approximately £116,000 and the Primary Care Trust would receive approximately £38,000. However at this stage it is anticipated that this underspend may be required to fund any increase in costs arising from the winter period.

Contact Point: Kerry Hubbleday ( 520600 ext.2213

COUNCILLOR G Kendall

Executive Portfolio Holder for Adult and Community Services