How the Council Tax money is spent

The table shows the breakdown of our spending on services in 2024/25.

Councils spending on services 2024/25

Breakdown of spending on services in 2024/2025

2023-24 Revised EXP

£m

INC

£m

NET

£m

Portfolio

2024-25 EXP

£m

INC

£m

NET

£m

43.8 (25.8) 18.0 Leader: SEND 41.5 (25.4) 16.1
22.0 (1.4) 20.6 Deputy Leader: Environment 22.5 (1.5) 21.0
105.8 (42.4) 63.4 Adult Social Care, Health, Public Health, and Constitutional Affairs 109.1 (43.2) 65.9
7.0 (2.4) 4.6 Arts, Culture, Heritage and Leisure 7.5 (2.3) 5.2
82.8 (48.2) 34.6 Childrens Services, Education and Learning 91.4 (54.3) 37.1
4.4 (2,4) 2.0 Community Safety and Public Protection 4.4 (2.3) 2.1
1.4 (0.1) 1.3 Economic Growth and Investment 1.0 (0.2) 0.8
12.8 (12.5) 0.3 Highways, Transport and Parking 12.6 (13.0) (0.4)
69.9 (65.6) 4.3 Housing and Planning 69.7 (65.5) 4.2
12.5 (10.0) 2.5 Regulatory Services 13.6 (11.9) 1.7
0.7 0.0 0.7 Levies 0.0 0.8 0.8
1.7 0.0 1.7 Contingency 0.0 2.0 2.0
25.4 (7.5) 17.9 Financing Costs, Interest etc 21.5 (9.6) 11.9
0.0 (19.9) (19.9) Non Service Specific Grants 0.0 (26.0) (26.0)
0.5 (8.6) (8.1) Earmarked Reserves and Capital Contributions 7.7 0.0 7.7
390.7 (246.8) 143.9 Total Southend-on-Sea City Council 402.5 (252.4) 150.1
    (36.3) Business Rates     (38.0)
    (7.1) Revenue Support Grant     (7.6)
    (2.0) Collection Fund Surplus     (1.0)
    (1.0) General Reserve     0.0
    0.0 Capital Reserve     0.0
    97.5 SCC Unparished Council Tax Requirement     103.5
    0.5 Leigh Town Council Precept     0.5
    98.0 Total SCC Council Tax Requirement     104.0
    13.9 Essex Police and Crime Commissioner     14.9
    4.8 Essex Fire Authority     5.0
    116.7 Total Council Tax Requirement     123.8

Levies

The City Council is required to contribute to the services provided in Southend-on-Sea by the following bodies.

Contribution from Southend-on-Sea City Council to the Following bodies.

2023 - 2024

£000

Services Provided

2024 - 2025

£000

215 Essex Local Flood Defence – Environment Agency 221
476 Coroner's Court 595
24 Kent and Essex Inshore and Conservation Authority 24
715 Total 840

Flood status warnings and information booklets are available from the 24 hour floodline service on 0345 988 1188.

Councils Spending 2024 - 2025 at Council Tax Band D Equivalent

Spending at Band D Equivalent

Band D Equivalent

 

2023 - 2024

£

2024- 2025

£

Gross Expenditure 6,355.60 6,659.76
Gross Income (3,947.50) (4,175.47)
Net Expenditure 2,408.10 2,484.29
Business Rates (606.87) (628.86)
Formula Grant (119.14) (125.64)
Use of Reserves (16.74) 0.0
Collection Fund Surplus (33.47) (16.55)
What residents pay at Band D
What You Will Pay at Band D

2023 - 2024

£

2024 - 2025

£

% Increase
Southend-on-Sea City Council* 1,631.88 1,713.24 4.99%
Essex PFCC - Police and Community Safety 233.46 246.42 5.55%
Essex PFCC - Fire and Rescue Authority 80.28 82.62 2.91%

Other than Leigh-on-Sea Town Council Area

1,945.62 2,042.28 4.97%
Leigh-on-Sea Town Council 50.58 51.75 2.31%
Leigh-on-Sea Town Council Area 1,996.20 2,094.03 4.90%

* this includes a 2.0% increase specifically for Adult Social Care.

Government statement concerning adult social care funding

The Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has made an offer to Councils with responsibility for adult social care. (“Adult social care authorities” are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, namely county councils in England, district councils for an area in England for which there is no county council, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.)

The offer for the financial year 2024–25 is the option of a Council with responsibility for adult social care being able to increase their council tax by an additional 2% on top of the core principle, without holding a referendum, to assist the authority in meeting expenditure on adult social care.

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