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Item 18 - Appendices 1 - 4

West Dunbartonshire Council · 19 November 2025
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Appendix 1
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2025/26
HOUSING & COMMUNITIES SUMMARY
MONTH END DATE 31 August 2025
Actual
Outturn
2024/25
Total Budget
2026/26
YTD
Spend
2025/26
Forecast
Spend
2025/26
Annual
RAG
Status
Net Variance
attributable to
earmarked
reserves
spend
Underlying
Variance
excluding
earmarked
reserves
spend
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % £000 £000
687 828 115 845 17 2%  0 17
11 16 8 16 0 0%  0 0
41 Private Sector Housing Grant 43 19 43 0 0%  0 0
312 305 116 289 (16) -5%  0 (16)
0 (291) (97) (294) (3) -1%  0 (3)
1,051 901 161 899 (2) 0%  0 (2)
Housing Maintenance Trading Organisation
Total Net Expenditure
Service / Subjective Summary
Annual
Variance
2026/26
Homelessness Services
Private Sector Housing
Anti Social Behaviour & CCTV
ITEM 18 - APPENDIX 1

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2025/26
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL
YEAR END DATE 31 August 2025
PERIOD 5
Actual
Outturn
2024/25
Service Summary
Total
Budget
2026/26
YTD
Spend
2025/26
Forecast
Spend
2025/26
RAG Status
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
14,172 Employee 14,748 5,714 14,035 (713) -5% 
2,564 Property 2,834 1,238 2,937 103 4% 
1,152 Transport and Plant 1,189 462 1,107 (82) -7% 
5,650 Supplies, Services and Admin 5,559 2,346 5,452 (107) -2% 
1,178 Payments to Other Bodies 1,267 456 1,279 1200% 1% 
1,019 Other 1,029 429 1,029 0 0% 
25,735             Gross Expenditure 26,626 10,645 25,839 (787) -3% 
(24,684) Income (25,725) (10,484) (24,940) 785 -3% 
1,051               Net Expenditure 901 161 899 (1) 0% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
1,686 Employee 1,710 586 1,715 5 0% 
2,133 Property 2,352 979 2,369 17 1% 
14 Transport and Plant 14 4 12 (2) -14% 
78 Supplies, Services and Admin 68 25 80 12 18% 
840 Payments to Other Bodies 925 318 937 12 1% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
4,751               Gross Expenditure 5,069 1,912 5,113 44 1% 
(4,064) Income (4,241) (1,797) (4,268) (27) -1% 
687                  Net Expenditure 828 115 845 17 2% 
£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% 
0 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 0 0 0 0% 
11 Payments to Other Bodies 16 8 16 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
11                    Gross Expenditure 16               8                 16                0 0% 
0 Income 0 0 0 0 0% 
11                    Net Expenditure 16               8                 16                0 0% 
Private Sector Housing
Annual
Variance
2026/26
Homelessness Services
All Services
ITEM 18 - APPENDIX 2

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Appendix 2
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2025/26
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL
YEAR END DATE 31 August 2025
PERIOD 5
Actual
Outturn
2024/25
Service Summary
Total
Budget
2026/26
YTD
Spend
2025/26
Forecast
Spend
2025/26
RAG Status
Annual
Variance
2026/26
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
42 Employee 42 18 44 2 5% 
118 Property 177 96 177 0 0% 
0 Transport and Plant 0 0 0 0 0% 
-2 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 (1) (2) (2) 0% 
207 Payments to Other Bodies 206 80 206 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
365                  Gross Expenditure 425 193 425 0 0% 
(324) Income (382) (174) (382) 0 0% 
41 Net Expenditure 43 19 43 0 0% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
293 Employee 273 102 257 (16) -6% 
71 Property 141 59 141 0 0% 
0 Transport and Plant 0 2 0 0 0% 
0 Supplies, Services and Admin 1 0 1 0 0% 
120 Payments to Other Bodies 120 50 120 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
484                  Gross Expenditure 535 213 519 (16) -3% 
(172) Income (230) (97) (230) 0 0% 
312                  Net Expenditure 305 116 289 (16) -5% 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
12,151 Employee 12,723 5,008 12,019 (704) -6% 
242 Property 164 104 250 86 52% 
1,138 Transport and Plant 1,175 456 1,095 (80) -7% 
5,574 Supplies, Services and Admin 5,490 2,322 5,373 (117) -2% 
0 Payments to Other Bodies 0 0 0 0 0% 
1,019 Other 1,029 429 1,029 0 0% 
20,124             Gross Expenditure 20,581        8,319          19,766         (815) -4% 
(20,124) Income (20,872) (8,416) (20,060) 812 4% 
0 Net Expenditure (291) (97) (294) (3) 1% 
Housing Maintenance Trading Organisation
Private Sector Housing Grant
Anti Social Behaviour & CCTV

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2025/26
ANALYSIS FOR VARIANCES OVER £50,000
YEAR END DATE
Total Budget Forecast
Spend RAG Status
£000 £000 £000 %
Housing Maintenance Trading Organisation (291) (294) (3) 1% 
Service Description
Main Issues / Reason for Variance
Mitigating Action
Anticipated Outcome
31 August 2025
Budget Details
Variance Analysis
Variance
The service will achieve its budgeted surplus
None available
Employee cost underspend due to vacant posts within the service. Property cost overspend
due to a reassessment of depot costs charged to the HMTO. Transport and supply cost
underspend reflecting lower employee numbers and reduced throughput of work undertaken
by HMTO.
Lower income reflects reduced delivery costs / reduced throughput of work.
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 2026/26 - BCR05
Efficiency Detail Reference
Budgeted
Amount £'000
Projection of
Total Saved
£'000
Projection of
Total Not Saved
£'000
Comment
1 Reduce budget for temporary accommodation furniture HE03 18                        18 0
2 CCTV Service Reduction HE04 31                        31 0
49 49 0
STATUS: COMPLETE
ITEM 18 - APPENDIX 4