Item 5 Neighbourhood Board 5 September 2025 - Finance update
West Dunbartonshire Council · 5 September 2025
Back to Clydebank Pride in Place Board — 5 September 2025 and its agenda
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Plan for Neighbourhoods Fund 1 Clydebank Neighbourhood Board Meeting 5 September 2025 Clydebank Housing Association Item 5: Plan for Neighbourhoods – progress update FOR INFORMATION ONLY X FOR DECISION Name of Committee Board Date of report 28/08/2025 Name and email of lead contact Elaine Troup Elaine.Troup@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 1 Main Issues £250,000 capacity finding has been received to date. £155,240 has been spent, with £94,760 remining available. Please refer to the breakdown below: FY 2024/25 Community grants funding £10,000 Consultancy fees for development of the Long Term Plan and Community Engagement £86,939 Board meeting £130 Board meeting £170 Board meeting £130 Board meeting £170 ICT costs (Adobe license) £185 Contribution to WDC staff costs £60,000 FY 2025/26 Community grants funding (return) - £5,700 Board Workshop £3,216 Total spend till June 2025 £155,240 Additional £200,000 of capacity funding has now been received which means that the overall budget for FY 25/26 is £294,240 Delivery funding will be released in FY 26/27 and the table below shows the schedule of payments outlined in the new Plan for Neighbourhoods guidance.
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Plan for Neighbourhoods Fund 2 2 Outline of any issues/risks and how these are being managed Timescales for release of the delivery funding. Delivery funding won’t be released until FY 26/27, with only £360k of capital funding available in FY 26/27. The Board requires to prioritise projects/interventions for FY 25/26 and 26/27. 3 Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting 4 What are the requirements of stakeholders to achieve the outcomes of this report? If possible, engage in the delivery process outside the Board meetings e.g. through a working group. 5 Recommendations It is recommended that the Board notes the financial information and considers how the FY 25/26 and 26/27 funding should be allocated.