The impact of Covid-19 plus a growing population and inflation leaves a £50m hole in the Council’s budget for 2021/22. They’re facing tough options for cuts and savings including:
- £11.3m from Children’s Services
- £2.3m from Homelessness
- £7.4m from Neighbourhoods
- £2.3m from Growth and Development
- £6.3m from Corporate Core; and
- £20m savings needed for health and social care which would reduce to £14.9m if they take up Government permission to increase council tax by an extra 3% for adult social care
The savings options the Council are considering protect residents’ front-line services where possible and take into account what will be needed to recover from the pandemic. So, most savings are on behind-the-scenes roles that support their services.
Have your say on the options before the Council decides in March. The consultation runs until 21 February2021.
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