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Item 15 - Appendices 1 - 4

West Dunbartonshire Council · 13 May 2026
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2025/26
HOUSING & COMMUNITIES SUMMARY
MONTH END DATE 31 January 2026
Actual
Outturn
2024/25
Total Budget
2025/26
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
687 837 674 836 (1) 0%  0 (1)
0 Resettlement Services -                     (95) (260) (260) 0%  0 (260)
11 16 14 16 0 0%  0 0
41 Private Sector Housing Grant 43 37 43 0 0%  0 0
0 Energy Efficiency Scotland Area Based Scheme -                     0 0 0 0%  0 0
312 305 248 299 (6) -2%  0 (6)
0 (293) (495) (295) (2) -1%  0 (2)
1,051 908 383 639 (269) -30%  0 (269)
Housing Maintenance Trading Organisation
Total Net Expenditure
Service / Subjective Summary
Annual
Variance
2026/26
Homelessness Services
Private Sector Housing
Anti Social Behaviour & CCTV
ITEM 15 - APPENDIX 1

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2025/26
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL
YEAR END DATE 31 January 2026
PERIOD 10
Actual
Outturn
2024/25
Service Summary
Total
Budget
2025/26
YTD
Spend
2025/26
Forecast
Spend
2025/26
RAG Status
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
14,172             Employee 15,298        11,703        14,341         (924) -6% 
2,564               Property 3,005          2,674          3,232           218             7% 
1,152               Transport and Plant 1,192          1,017          1,227           35 3% 
5,650               Supplies, Services and Admin 5,582          4,289          5,290           (293) -5% 
1,178               Payments to Other Bodies 1,640          1,100          1,637           (5) 0% 
1,019               Other 1,029          858             1,030           1 0% 
25,735             Gross Expenditure 27,746        21,641        26,757         (968) -3% 
(24,684) Income (26,838) (21,258) (26,118) 959             -4% 
1,051               Net Expenditure 908             383             639              (8) -1% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
1,686               Employee 1,710 1,393 1,684 (26) -2% 
2,133               Property 2,352 2,024 2,427 75               3% 
14                     Transport and Plant 14 11 13 (1) -7% 
78                     Supplies, Services and Admin 68 60 73 5                 7% 
840                   Payments to Other Bodies 934 771 929 (5) -1% 
-                        Other -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
4,751               Gross Expenditure 5,078          4,259          5,126           48 1% 
(4,064) Income (4,241) (3,585) (4,290) 49-               -1% 
687                   Net Expenditure 837             674             836              (1) 0% 
£000 Resettlement Services £000 £000 £000 £000 %
-                        Employee 267 193 234 (33) -12% 
-                        Property 171 140 180 9                 5% 
-                        Transport and Plant 3 2 3 -                  0% 
-                        Supplies, Services and Admin 25 23 26 1                 4% 
-                        Payments to Other Bodies 64 52 66 2                 3% 
-                        Other 0 0 0 -                  0% 
-                        Gross Expenditure 530 410 509 (21) -4% 
-                        Income (530) (505) (769) (239) -45% 
-                        Net Expenditure -                  (95) (260) (260) 0% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
-                        Employee -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
-                        Property -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
-                        Transport and Plant -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
-                        Supplies, Services and Admin -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
11                     Payments to Other Bodies 16               14               16                -                  0% 
-                        Other -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
11                     Gross Expenditure 16               14               16                -                  0% 
-                        Income -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
11                     Net Expenditure 16               14               16                -                  0% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
42                     Employee 42 37 44 2 5% 
118                   Property 177 170 217 40               23% 
-                        Transport and Plant -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
(2) Supplies, Services and Admin 0 (3) (3) (3) 0% 
207                   Payments to Other Bodies 206 163 206 -                  0% 
-                        Other -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
365                   Gross Expenditure 425             367             464              39               9% 
(324) Income (382) (330) (421) (39) -10% 
41                     Net Expenditure 43               37               43                -                  0% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
-                        Employee 283             -                  283              -                  0% 
-                        Property -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
-                        Transport and Plant -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
-                        Supplies, Services and Admin -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
-                        Payments to Other Bodies 300             -                  300              -                  0% 
-                        Other -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
-                        Gross Expenditure 583             -                  583              -                  0% 
-                        Income (583) -                  (583) -                  0% 
-                   Net Expenditure -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
Energy Efficiency Scotland Area Based Scheme
Private Sector Housing Grant
Annual
Variance
2026/26
Homelessness Services
All Services
Private Sector Housing
ITEM 15 - 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 January 2026
PERIOD 10
Actual
Outturn
2024/25
Service Summary
Total
Budget
2025/26
YTD
Spend
2025/26
Forecast
Spend
2025/26
RAG Status
Annual
Variance
2026/26
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
293                   Employee 273 212 254 (19) -7% 
71                     Property 141 119 143 2                 1% 
-                        Transport and Plant -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
-                        Supplies, Services and Admin 1 -                  1 -                  0% 
120                   Payments to Other Bodies 120 100 120 -                  0% 
-                        Other -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
484                   Gross Expenditure 535             431             518              (17) -3% 
(172) Income (230) (183) (219) 11               5% 
312                   Net Expenditure 305             248             299              (6) -2% 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
12,151             Employee 12,723 9,868 11,842 (881) -7% 
242                    Property 164 221 265 101             62% 
1,138               Transport and Plant 1,175 1,004 1,211 36 3% 
5,574               Supplies, Services and Admin 5,488 4,209 5,193 (295) -5% 
-                        Payments to Other Bodies -                  -                  -                   -                  0% 
1,019               Other 1,029 858 1,030 1                 0% 
20,124             Gross Expenditure 20,579        16,160        19,541         (1,038) -5% 
(20,124) Income (20,872) (16,655) (19,836) 1,036          5% 
-                        Net Expenditure (293) (495) (295) (2) 1% 
Anti Social Behaviour & CCTV
Housing Maintenance Trading Organisation

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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 (293) (295) (2) 1% 
Service Description
Main Issues / Reason for Variance
Mitigating Action
Anticipated Outcome
31 January 2026
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 15 - APPENDIX 3

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2026/26 - BCR10
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 15 - APPENDIX 4