PAPER C
ADULT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SELECT COMMITTEE
– 28th APRIL 2005
BUDGET MONITORING REPORT AS AT END OF
FEBRUARY 2005
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
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). 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 28th February
2005 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 homelessness budget is a particular pressure
area and it is anticipated that the net projected overspend in the housing
service area will be approximately £286,000.
At this stage in the year the Directorate has identified some measures
to partially address the pressure areas and is currently projecting a year-end
overspend of approximately £265,000. This is approximately 1% of the net budget
of the Directorate.
It should be noted that pressures on the Community
Care budget although largely contained to date could result in an additional
overspend at year end in the order of
£100,000.
For information an income monitor is also included
at Appendix 2.
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 is currently projecting an underspend at year
end of approximately £240,000. This is
higher than was previously estimated.
The previous estimate of a £92,000 underspend was based on the quarter 3
expenditure being replicated in quarter 4, however provisional indications for
quarter 4 show a lower level of spend.
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 £180,000 and the Primary Care Trust would receive approximately
£60,000.
Contact Point: Kerry
Hubbleday (
520600 ext.2213
COUNCILLOR
GORDON KENDALL
Portfolio Holder for Adult and Community Services