Decision - Targeted Budget Management (TBM) 202/245: Month 9 (December)

Brighton and Hove Cabinet Decided 13 Feb 2025 · effective 22 Feb 2025 approved Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet

Report author

Nigel Manvell

Published

14 Feb 2025

Reference

7406

As published

the council's own words, unedited

This report requests Cabinet to note the 2024-25 in-year financial performance to Month 9 (December), approve any capital variations, reprofiling or new schemes, agree any exceptional financial measures, and agree any new reserves.

1) Cabinet notes the forecast risk position for the General Fund, which indicates a potential forecast overspend risk of £3.310m. 2) Cabinet notes the forecast outturn includes a forecast overspend risk of £1.522m on the NHS managed Section 75 services. 3) Cabinet notes the forecast breakeven position for the separate Housing Revenue Account (HRA). 4) Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the ring-fenced Dedicated Schools Grant, which is an overspend of £1.276m. 5) Cabinet notes the forecast position on the Capital Programme which is an underspend variance of £2.188m. 6) Cabinet approves the capital budget variations and re-profiling requests set out in Appendix 6. 7) Cabinet approves new capital schemes requested in Appendix 7. 8) Cabinet notes the Treasury Management update as set out in Appendix 8.

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The council proposed £23.627 million in savings for 2024/25 and has achieved or anticipated £19.178 million. £4.777 million of savings are at risk, mainly because of rising demand and costs in housing, care, children’s services and income-generating services.

Financial impact

2024/25 proposed savings of £23.627 million, with £19.178 million achieved or anticipated and £4.777 million at risk; £328,000 of in-year pressures are reported.

Ward affected

city-wide

Stakeholders named

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Children with disabilities and their familiesPeople requiring homelessness accommodationParking Services usersPlanning income customersCouncil employees and trade unions

Next steps

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Continue reviewing and mitigating the potential pressure relating to NJC arrangements with RPMT.
Explore alternative premises and use the successful funding bid to mitigate savings risks for children’s disability services.
Manage rising homelessness demand and accommodation costs.
Continue pursuing income-generation savings through pricing and demand management.
Evaluate alternative options and recovery measures for the IT&D budget.
Use unilateral spending and vacancy controls to mitigate the part-year impact of the organisational redesign savings.

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