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Item 16 - Appendices 1 - 4

West Dunbartonshire Council · 21 August 2024
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2024/25
HOUSING & COMMUNITIES SUMMARY
MONTH END DATE 30 June 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
2,584 1,954 710 2,284 330 17%  340 (10)
951 785 304 938 153 19%  0 153
828 620 35 663 43 7%  0 43
15 15 0 15 0 0%  0 0
0 Private Sector Housing Grant 41 5 41 0 0%  0 0
291 330 86 325 (5) -2%  21 (26)
0 Housing Asset and Investment 0 (1) (1) (1) 0%  0 (1)
(569) (589) (227) (589) 0 0%  0 0
4,100 3,156 912 3,676 520 16.46%  361 159
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/ UK shared Prosperity
ITEM 16 -
APPENDIX 1

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2024/25
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL
YEAR END DATE 30 June 2024
PERIOD 3
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 %
20,580 Employee 19,179 4,541 19,204 26 0% 
2,496 Property 2,747 199 2,712 (35) -1% 
1,323 Transport and Plant 1,224 303 1,218 (6) 0% 
6,335 Supplies, Services and Admin 5,953 1,514 5,874 (79) -1% 
4,406 Payments to Other Bodies 3,893 884 4,081 188 5% 
29 Other 0 49 125 125 0% 
35,168 Gross Expenditure 32,996 7,491 33,213 219 1% 
(31,069) Income (29,839) (6,579) (29,539) 301 1% 
4,100 Net Expenditure 3,156 912 3,675 520 16% 
£000 £000  £000  £000  £000 %
2,718 Employee 2,460 582 2,469 9 0% 
0 Property 0 0 0 0 0% 
15 Transport and Plant 18 2 11 (7) -37% 
79 Supplies, Services and Admin 96 2 98 2 2% 
1,898 Payments to Other Bodies 1,484 351 1,685 201 14% 
29 Other 0 49 125 125 0% 
4,740 Gross Expenditure 4,058 986 4,388 330 8% 
(2,156) Income (2,104) (276) (2,104) 0 0% 
2,584 Net Expenditure 1,954 710 2,284 330 17% 
£000 £000  £000  £000  £000 %
888 Employee 498 173 727 229 46% 
0 Property 17 0 0 (17) -98% 
7 Transport and Plant 5 1 7 2 43% 
98 Supplies, Services and Admin 103 12 69 (34) -33% 
166 Payments to Other Bodies 233 134 236 3 1% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
1,160 Gross Expenditure 856 319 1,039 183 21% 
(209) Income (71) (15) (101) (30) -43% 
951 Net Expenditure 785 304 938 153 19% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
2,887 Employee 2,794 643 2,832 39 1% 
2,181 Property 2,244 124 2,226 (18) -1% 
25 Transport and Plant 25 5 24 (1) -4% 
146 Supplies, Services and Admin 100 29 116 16 16% 
1,009 Payments to Other Bodies 958 108 958 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
6,249 Gross Expenditure 6,121 910 6,156 36 1% 
(5,421) Income (5,501) (875) (5,494) 6 0% 
828 Net Expenditure 620 35 662 42 7% 
£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% 
15 Payments to Other Bodies 15 0 15 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
15 Gross Expenditure 15 0 15 0 0% 
0 Income 0 0 0 0 0% 
15 Net Expenditure 15 0 15 0 0% 
Private Sector Housing
Annual
Variance
2024/25
All Services
Working 4 U/ UK shared Prosperity
Communities
Homeless Persons
ITEM 16 -
APPENDIX 2

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Appendix 2
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2024/25
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE DETAIL
YEAR END DATE 30 June 2024
PERIOD 3
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 %
44 Employee 41 10 41 0 0% 
121 Property 241 5 241 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 205 46 205 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
412 Gross Expenditure 487 61 487 0 0% 
(412) Income (446) (56) (446) 0 0% 
- Net Expenditure 41 5 41 0 1% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
278 Employee 279 56 293 14 5% 
78 Property 86 29 86 0 0% 
0 Transport and Plant 0 0 0 0 0% 
0 Supplies, Services and Admin 0 0 0 0 0% 
102 Payments to Other Bodies 114 24 97 (16) -14% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
458 Gross Expenditure 480 110 477 (2) 0% 
(167) Income (150) (24) (153) (3) -2% 
291 Net Expenditure 330 86 325 (5) -2% 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
406 Employee 465 95 399 (66) -14% 
0 Property 0 0 0 0 0% 
2 Transport and Plant 3 0 3 0 0% 
1 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% 
409 Gross Expenditure 468 95 402 (66) -14% 
(409) Income (468) (96) (403) 65 14% 
- Net Expenditure 0 (1) (1) (1) 0% 
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 %
13,357 Employee 12,642 2,982 12,442 (200) -2% 
116 Property 159 40 159 0 0% 
1,273 Transport and Plant 1,173 295 1,173 0 0% 
6,011 Supplies, Services and Admin 5,654 1,472 5,591 (63) -1% 
969 Payments to Other Bodies 884 221 884 0 0% 
0 Other 0 0 0 0 0% 
21,726 Gross Expenditure 20,512 5,010 20,249 (263) -1% 
(22,295) Income (21,101) (5,237) (20,838) 263 1% 
(569) Net Expenditure (589) (227) (589) 0 0% 
Housing Maintenance Trading A/c
Private Sector Housing Grant
Anti Social Behaviour
Housing  Asset and Investment

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2024/25
ANALYSIS FOR VARIANCES OVER £50,000
YEAR END DATE
Total Budget Forecast
Spend RAG Status
£000 £000 £000 %
Communities 785 938 153 19% 
Service Description
Main Issues / Reason for Variance
Mitigating Action
Anticipated Outcome
Housing Asset and Investment 0 (1) (1) 0% 
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 delivers maintenance and investment services to the council's housing stock
Employee costs showing a positive variance due to vacant posts within the service. The
supplies and services underspend is due to the service undertaking less work that originally
anticipated. Inc Income recovery is slightly less then budget due to the service undertaking
less work than originally anticipated.
None Required
Service will achieve its surplus of £589,000
This service manages capital investment across council and private sector housing stock.
Employee costs are showing a favourable variance due to vacant posts within the service. 
Employee cost underspend is offset by a reduction in the level of income being recharged to
the Housing Revenue Account.
None required
A slight favouravble variance
Budget Details
Variance Analysis
Variance
30 June 2024
This service provides support to communities
There have been delays in achieving the communities restructure savings
Progression with restructure
Adverse variance
ITEM 16 -
APPENDIX 3

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25
Efficiency Detail Reference
Budgeted
Amount £
Projection of
Total Saved £
Projection of
Total Not
Saved £
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 16 -
APPENDIX 4