![]() This publication is based on returns from 397 (97%) local authorities in England. This information is then validated by DLUHC and any apparent inconsistencies and outliers are sent back to authorities for review and explanation. The information is compiled from Revenue Account (RA) budget returns submitted to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities by local authorities in England. 2.1 Revenue Account returns and response rate This release includes detail on how much authorities are budgeting to spend across the services they provide, and the main sources of income to finance this expenditure. ![]() This Statistical Release, and all the associated tables, presents National Statistics on budgeted revenue expenditure for local authorities in England for the financial year 2023-24. This is £6.0 billion (5.2%) higher in real terms than budgeted for 2022-23. The total of the wider measure of revenue expenditure is budgeted to be £121.7 billion in 2023-24. ![]() This is £455 million (+15%) higher in real terms than was budgeted for 2022-23. There was also a notable increase in budgeted expenditure Highways and Transport Services (excluding the GLA) to £3.4 billion. This change was largely funded by: i) a real terms increase of £1.4 billion in social care grant funding compared to 2022-23, as well as ii) a real terms increase of around £550 million to council tax through the adult social care precept for 2023-24.Ĭhildren’s Social Care net expenditure is budgeted to be £12.7 billion in 2023-24, £1.2 billion (+11%) higher in real terms than budgeted for 2022-23.Įducation services net expenditure is budgeted to total £38.7 billion in 2023-24, £1.4 billion (+3.7%) higher in real terms than the budget for 2022-23. Within this, the following changes were the largest in budgeted service expenditure:Īdult Social Care net expenditure (excluding funding via NHS) is budgeted to be £22.3 billion, £2.0 billion (+10%) higher in real terms than budget for 2022-23. This is £6.5 billion (5.9%) higher in real terms than was budgeted for 2022-23. ![]() Local authority net current expenditure on services is budgeted to be £117.6 billion in 2023-24.In this release: 1.1 Total service expenditure ![]()
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