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Item 18 - Appendices 1 - 4

West Dunbartonshire Council · 20 November 2024
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24
HOUSING & COMMUNITIES SUMMARY
MONTH END DATE 31 August 2024
Actual
Outturn
2023/24
Total Budget
2024/25
YTD
Spend
2024/25
Forecast
Spend
2024/25
Annual
RAG
Status
Net Variance
attributable to
earmarked
reserves
spend
Underlying
Variance
excluding
earmarked
reserves
spend
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % £000 £000
2,583 1,954 1,281 2,294 340 17%  340 0
0 Shared Prosperity Fund 0 411 0 0 0%  0 0
951 942 455 894 (48) -5%  0 (48)
828 620 455 639 19 3%  0 19
15 15 6 15 0 0%  0 0
0 Private Sector Housing Grant 41 17 41 0 0%  0 0
291 330 122 351 21 6%  21 0
(569) (589) (285) (589) 0 0%  0 0
4,099 3,313 2,462 3,645 332 10.02%  361 (29)
Service / Subjective Summary
Annual
Variance
2024/25
Communities
Homeless Persons
Private Sector Housing
Anti Social Behaviour
Housing Maintenance Trading A/c
Total Net Expenditure
Working 4 U
ITEM 18 -
APPENDIX 1

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL
YEAR END DATE 31 August 2024
PERIOD 5
Actual
Outturn
2023/24
Service Summary
Total
Budget
2024/25
YTD
Spend
2024/25
Forecast
Spend
2024/25
RAG Status
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
20,172 Employee 18,870 7,292 18,209 (661) 3% 
2,496 Property 2,668 450 2,657 (11) -75% 
1,320 Transport and Plant 1,221 502 1,217 (3) 33% 
6,335 Supplies, Services and Admin 5,929 2,500 6,000 71 17% 
3,437 Payments to Other Bodies 3,009 1,111 3,178 169 16% 
998 Other 884 454 1,009 125 0% 
34,759 Gross Expenditure 32,580 12,310 32,270 (310) -1% 
(30,660) Income (29,268) (10,259) (28,625) 643 -53% 
4,099 Net Expenditure 3,313 2,051 3,645 334 10% 
£000 £000  £000  £000  £000 %
2,718 Employee 2,460 956 2,469 9 0% 
0 Property 0 0 0 0 0% 
15 Transport and Plant 18 3 13 (5) -28% 
79 Supplies, Services and Admin 96 5 100 4 4% 
1,898 Payments to Other Bodies 1,484 586 1,691 207 14% 
29 Other 0 86 125 125 0% 
4,739 Gross Expenditure 4,058          1,636          4,398 340 8% 
(2,156) Income (2,104) (355) (2,104) 0 0% 
2,583 Net Expenditure 1,954          1,281          2,294 340 17% 
£000 £000  £000  £000  £000 %
638 Employee 691 225 669 (22) -3% 
3 Property 0 0 0 0 0% 
1 Transport and Plant 0 1 2 2 0% 
21 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 6 6 6 0% 
342 Payments to Other Bodies 2,233 179 2,246 13 1% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
1,005 Gross Expenditure 2,924          411 2,923 (1) 0% 
(1,005) Income (2,924) 0 (2,923) 1 0% 
- Net Expenditure - 411 - 0 0% 
£000 £000  £000  £000  £000 %
888 Employee 655 290 670 15 2% 
0 Property 17 0 0 (17) -98% 
7 Transport and Plant 5 2 7 3 65% 
98 Supplies, Services and Admin 103 38 81 (22) -21% 
166 Payments to Other Bodies 233 139 237 4 2% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
1,160 Gross Expenditure 1,012          470 995 (17) -2% 
(209) Income (71) (15) (101) (30) -43% 
951 Net Expenditure 942 455 894 (48) -5% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
2,887 Employee 2,793 1,065 2,811 18 1% 
2,181 Property 2,165 330 2,150 (15) -1% 
25 Transport and Plant 25 8 24 (1) -4% 
146 Supplies, Services and Admin 76 55 101 25 33% 
1,010 Payments to Other Bodies 958 249 910 (48) -5% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
6,249 Gross Expenditure 6,017 1,707 5,996 (21) 0% 
(5,421) Income (5,397) (1,252) (5,357) 40 1% 
828 Net Expenditure 620 455 639 19 3% 
Shared Prosperity Fund
Communities
Homeless Persons
Annual
Variance
2024/25
All Services
Working 4 U
ITEM 18 -
APPENDIX 2

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Appendix 2
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL
YEAR END DATE 31 August 2024
PERIOD 5
Actual
Outturn
2023/24
Service Summary
Total
Budget
2024/25
YTD
Spend
2024/25
Forecast
Spend
2024/25
RAG Status
Annual
Variance
2024/25
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
0 Employee 0 0 0 0 0% 
0 Property 0 0 0 0 0% 
0 Transport and Plant 0 0 0 0 0% 
1 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 0 0 0 0% 
14 Payments to Other Bodies 15 6 15 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
15 Gross Expenditure 15 6 15 0 0% 
0 Income 0 0 0 0 0% 
15 Net Expenditure 15 6 15 0 0% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
44 Employee 41 17 41 0 0% 
121 Property 241 20 241 0 0% 
0 Transport and Plant 0 0 0 0 0% 
0 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 (1) (1) (1) 0% 
247 Payments to Other Bodies 205 81 205 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
412 Gross Expenditure 487 117 486 (1) 0% 
(412) Income (446) (100) (445) 1 0% 
0 Net Expenditure 41 17 41 0 0% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
278 Employee 279 109 293 14 5% 
78 Property 86 34 107 21 24% 
0 Transport and Plant 0 0 0 0 0% 
0 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 0 1 1 0% 
102 Payments to Other Bodies 114 50 120 6 5% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
458 Gross Expenditure 479 193 521 42 9% 
(167) Income (149) (71) (170) (21) -14% 
291 Net Expenditure 330 122 351 21 6% 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
13,357 Employee 12,642 4,855 11,925 (717) -6% 
116 Property 159 66 159 0 0% 
1,273 Transport and Plant 1,173 489 1,173 0 0% 
6,011 Supplies, Services and Admin 5,654 2,403 5,718 64 1% 
0 Payments to Other Bodies 0 0 0 0 0% 
969 Other 884 368 884 0 0% 
21,726 Gross Expenditure 20,512        8,181          19,859         (653) -3% 
(22,295) Income (21,101) (8,466) (20,448) 653 3% 
(569) Net Expenditure (589) (285) (589) 0 0% 
Housing Maintenance Trading A/c
Private Sector Housing Grant
Anti Social Behaviour
Private Sector Housing

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24
ANALYSIS FOR VARIANCES OVER £50,000
YEAR END DATE
Total Budget Forecast
Spend RAG Status
£000 £000 £000 %
Working 4 U 1,954 2,294 340 17% 
Service Description
Main Issues / Reason for Variance
Mitigating Action
Anticipated Outcome
Communities 942 894 (48) -5% 
Service Description
Main Issues / Reason for Variance
Mitigating Action
Anticipated Outcome
Housing Maintenance Trading A/c (589) (589) 0 0% 
Service Description
Main Issues / Reason for Variance
Mitigating Action
Anticipated Outcome
This service provides support to communities
There have been delays in achieving the communities restructure savings though projected
recharges to PEF are greater than budgeted
Progression with restructure
favourable variance
This is the provision of Working 4u service
None Required
Net expenditure will be in line with budget.
31 August 2024
The adverse variances on payments to other bodies/ other expenditure reflects spend that that
will met by use of earmarked balances
Budget Details
Variance Analysis
Variance
The service will achieve its budgeted surplus
None available
Employee costs showing a positive variance due to vacant posts within the service. The
forecast overspend in supplies and services reflects building material inflationary pressures.
Income recovery is slightly less then budget due to the service undertaking less work than
originally anticipated.
This service delivers maintenance and investment services to the council's housing stock
ITEM 18 -
APPENDIX 3

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 - BCR05
Efficiency Detail Reference
Budgeted
Amount £'000
Projection of
Total Saved
£'000
Projection of
Total Not
Saved £'000
Comment
1 Reduces the budget that funds furniture for temporary accommodation from £1,065
per property to £1,000 per property
HE07 16 16 0
2 Reduce funding provided to  YSortIt by 25% HE02 29 29 0
3 Reduce funding provided to  LCCR by £40k HE06 40 40 0
4 Review the Communities team reducing the delivery of community based services CCF26 87 67 20 Delay in implementation, in
year shortfall will be covered
by the smoothing fund. Full
year savings expected in
future years.
5 Removal of GF Contribution to Housing Asset & Investment Team HE05 50 50 0
222 202 20
STATUS: COMPLETE
ITEM 18 -
APPENDIX 4