Item 12 - Appendices 1 - 4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 28 February 2024
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL ITEM 12 - APPENDIX 1REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24 HOUSING & COMMUNITIES SUMMARY MONTH END DATE 31 October 2023 Actual Outturn 2022/23 Total Budget 2023/24 YTD Spend 2023/24 Forecast Spend 2023/24 Annual RAG Status £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 3,126 2,238 1,456 2,192 (46) -2% 1,007 917 1,171 1,098 181 20% 826 482 860 744 262 54% 44 18 8 18 0 0% 64 Private Sector Housing Grant 81 0 83 2 2% 322 392 79 348 (44) -11% 0 Housing Asset and Investment 50 1 0 (50) -100% (454) (875) (730) (896) (21) -2% 4,935 3,303 2,846 3,587 284 8.60% Service / Subjective Summary Annual Variance 2023/24 Communities Homeless Persons Private Sector Housing Anti Social Behaviour Housing Maintenance Trading A/c Total Net Expenditure Working 4 U/ UK shared Prosperity
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL ITEM 12 - APPENDIX 2 REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24 HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL YEAR END DATE 31 October 2023 PERIOD 7 Actual Outturn 2022/23 Service Summary Total Budget 2023/24 YTD Spend 2023/24 Forecast Spend 2023/24 RAG Status £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 22,781 Employee 20,870 11,943 21,371 502 2% 2,469 Property 2,375 1,233 2,455 80 3% 1,258 Transport and Plant 1,265 732 1,257 (8) -1% 7,660 Supplies, Services and Admin 6,286 3,647 6,465 178 3% 5,141 Payments to Other Bodies 4,517 2,245 4,713 196 4% 209 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 39,517 Gross Expenditure 35,313 19,800 36,262 948 3% (34,582) Income (32,010) (16,954) (32,676) (666) -2% 4,935 Net Expenditure 3,303 2,846 3,587 283 9% £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 3,083 Employee 2,738 1,390 2,734 (5) 0% 0 Property 0 0 0 0 0% 14 Transport and Plant 13 6 14 1 6% 191 Supplies, Services and Admin 65 36 64 (2) -2% 2,566 Payments to Other Bodies 2,018 631 1,978 (40) -2% 250 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 6,104 Gross Expenditure 4,835 2,063 4,789 (46) -1% (2,978) Income (2,597) (607) (2,597) 0 0% 3,126 Net Expenditure 2,238 1,456 2,192 (46) -2% £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 963 Employee 927 1,044 1,044 116 13% 70 Property 17 0 17 0 0% 8 Transport and Plant 4 2 5 0 0% 9 Supplies, Services and Admin 106 35 88 (18) -17% 146 Payments to Other Bodies 246 141 345 99 40% 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 1,197 Gross Expenditure 1,300 1,223 1,499 199 15% (190) Income (384) (51) (401) (17) -5% 1,007 Net Expenditure 917 1,171 1,098 181 20% £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 2,793 Employee 2,951 1,662 2,981 30 1% 2,075 Property 1,924 1,123 2,023 99 5% 37 Transport and Plant 31 15 24 (7) -23% 121 Supplies, Services and Admin 71 57 99 28 39% 1,100 Payments to Other Bodies 882 787 1,041 159 18% 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 6,126 Gross Expenditure 5,859 3,644 6,169 309 5% (5,300) Income (5,378) (2,784) (5,426) (48) -1% 826 Net Expenditure 482 860 743 262 54% £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% 26 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 0 0 0 0% 18 Payments to Other Bodies 18 8 18 0 0% 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 44 Gross Expenditure 18 8 18 0 0% 0 Income 0 0 0 0 0% 44 Net Expenditure 18 8 18 0 0% Private Sector Housing Annual Variance 2023/24 All Services Working 4 U/ UK shared Prosperity Communities Homeless Persons
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Appendix 2 REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24 HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL YEAR END DATE 31 October 2023 PERIOD 7 Actual Outturn 2022/23 Service Summary Total Budget 2023/24 YTD Spend 2023/24 Forecast Spend 2023/24 RAG Status Annual Variance 2023/24 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 42 Employee 42 24 43 2 5% 223 Property 241 0 241 0 0% 0 Transport and Plant 0 0 0 0 0% (0) Supplies, Services and Admin 0 0 0 0 0% 246 Payments to Other Bodies 245 136 245 0 0% 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 510 Gross Expenditure 527 160 529 2 0% (446) Income (446) (160) (446) 0 0% 64 Net Expenditure 81 0 83 2 2% £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 341 Employee 289 120 289 0 0% 0 Property 89 48 70 (19) -21% 9 Transport and Plant 0 0 0 0 0% 3 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 0 0 0 0% 141 Payments to Other Bodies 178 0 156 (22) -12% 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 494 Gross Expenditure 556 168 514 (41) -7% (173) Income (163) (89) (166) (3) -2% 322 Net Expenditure 392 79 348 (44) -11% …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 339 Employee 457 216 416 (41) -9% 0 Property 0 0 0 0 0% 3 Transport and Plant 5 2 3 (2) -40% 0 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 0 0 0 0% 0 Payments to Other Bodies 0 0 0 0 0% 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 342 Gross Expenditure 462 218 419 (43) -9% (342) Income (412) (217) (419) (7) -2% - Net Expenditure 50 1 0 (50) -100% £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 % 15,221 Employee 13,465 7,487 13,865 400 3% 100 Property 105 62 105 0 0% 1,185 Transport and Plant 1,211 706 1,211 0 0% 7,311 Supplies, Services and Admin 6,044 3,518 6,214 170 3% 923 Payments to Other Bodies 930 543 930 0 0% (41) Other 0 0 0 0 0% 24,699 Gross Expenditure 21,755 12,316 22,325 570 3% (25,153) Income (22,630) (13,046) (23,221) (591) -3% (454) Net Expenditure (875) (730) (896) (21) 2% Housing Maintenance Trading A/c Private Sector Housing Grant Anti Social Behaviour Housing Asset and Investment
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL ITEM 12 - APPENDIX 3 REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24 ANALYSIS FOR VARIANCES OVER £50,000 YEAR END DATE Total Budget Forecast Spend RAG Status £000 £000 £000 % Communities 917 1,098 181 20% Service Description Main Issues / Reason for Variance Mitigating Action Anticipated Outcome Homeless Persons 482 744 262 54% Service Description Main Issues / Reason for Variance Mitigating Action Anticipated Outcome Housing Maintenance Trading A/c (875) (896) (21) 2% Service Description Main Issues / Reason for Variance Mitigating Action Anticipated Outcome This service delivers maintenance and investment services to the council's housing stock Employee costs are showing an adverse variance due to agency recruitment being higher than planned. The supplies and services adverse variance is due to the service undertaking high material content works, namely windows and heating systems. The increased expenditure is offset by higher recharges. None Required Slight underspend / favourable variance at year end Budget Details Variance Analysis Variance This service seeks to prevent homelessness occurring across the authority and improves access to support services The adverse variance is due to the inflationary effect on costs of white goods and furniture together with requirement to retain bed and breakfast places due to demand / delay in having WDC properties available, It is expected that the need for bed and breakfast contingency will cease later in year as more WDC properties become ready for occupancy A year end overspend is anticipated 31 October 2023 This service provides support to communities There have been delays in achieving the communities restructure saving of £383k. The delay is due to time taken for consultation/ job evaluation panel. Revised savings expected are for 6 months only. Adverse variance will be covered from the "smoothing fund". Nil variance after use of "smoothing fund".
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2023/24 Efficiency Detail Reference Budgeted Amount £ Projection of Total Saved £ Projection of Total Not Saved £ Comment 1 Reduce anti-social behaviour service HE01 127,000 127,000 0 2 Reduce the Modern Apprenticeship Pathway Scheme HE02 50,000 50,000 0 3 Increase amouint charged to DWP for Ashton View Rent HE03 10,000 10,000 0 4 Reduce Community budgeting grants HE05 6,000 6,000 0 5 Stop free driving lessons HE06 48,000 48,000 0 6 Reduce the Working 4U Service HE07 1,145,000 1,145,000 0 7 Reduce funding provided to West Dunbartonshire Citizen Advice Bureau HE08 87,000 87,000 0 8 WFU - Withdraw Flexible Options HE09 39,000 39,000 0 9 Reduce funding provided to Y-Sort-it HE10 39,000 39,000 0 10 Reduce the number of Tenant Liaison Officers from four to two HE11 99,000 99,000 0 11 Cost of Mitchell Way Office Accommodation moved to HRA HE12 42,000 42,000 0 12 Reduce the level of funding available to Community Councils HE13 11,000 11,000 0 1,703,000 1,703,000 0 1 Reduce the Communities Team by 50% or Restructure Communities Team by bringing W4U Youth Learning Team and wider Community Planning support into the Communities Team HE04 383,000 191500 191,500 restructure in progress , awaiting job evaluations 383,000 191,500 191,500 TOTAL 2,086,000 1,894,500 191,500 STATUS: COMPLETE STATUS: IN PROGRESS ITEM 12 - APPENIDX 4