Here's how Southampton City Council plans to spend its £5.8m windfall

Here's how Southamptn City Council plans to spend its £5.8m windfall Here's how Southamptn City Council plans to spend its £5.8m windfall

Southampton City Council, which is facing £20 million worth of cuts, has received a £5.8m windfall.

Here's how they plan to spend it.

  •  Covering existing overspend in budget – £500,000
  •  Money to council reserves – £663,400
  •  ‘Transition fund’ for changes to children’s social care – £1m
  •   Easing impact of council tax benefit removal – £918,900
  •   Leader’s “get economy moving” fund – £500,000
  • Provision for late Government changes (to reserves if not spent) – £500,000
  • Contingency for successful business rate appeals – £500,000
  • Youth support services – £193,000
  • District centre parking charges – £70,000 n Libraries – £100,000
  • Changes to charges for adult day care – £125,000
  • Children’s service management redesign/ centralisation of support team – £319,000
  • Revised contracts with children’s sector voluntary services – £204,000
  • Learning support – school standards – £67,000
  • Jigsaw Disability Service – £32,000
  • Mayor’s car – £40,000

Comments(7)

Mr E says...
8:54am Wed 30 Jan 13

Nice to see the Mayor getting a new motor.

The citizens of Southampton will all benefit from that.

Outside of the Box says...
8:56am Wed 30 Jan 13

I'm so glad this council has put some aside to ease the changes to council tax benefit removal,,,,,the welfare reform changes due in April will force a lot of people into more hardship.

Also glad a contingency fund put aside,,,just in case fatty boy Pickles changes his mind (again)

Don't agree with the amount of contingency for business rate appeals, if he business rate was worked correctly in the 1st place there would be no need to appeals, also the Leader Economy Fund seems more of slush fund fro Cllr Williams

Outside of the Box says...
8:59am Wed 30 Jan 13

Mr E wrote:
Nice to see the Mayor getting a new motor.

The citizens of Southampton will all benefit from that.
The money set aside for the Mayors car is not for a new car,,,,its salary for the chauffeur who also doubles up as a town sergeant when not chauffeuring the Mayor to official functions.

sotonboy84 says...
9:34am Wed 30 Jan 13

Where's the windfall from?

Stillness says...
9:38am Wed 30 Jan 13

sotonboy84 wrote:
Where's the windfall from?
Us.

The Music Man says...
11:04am Wed 30 Jan 13

so....what are they actually spending it on? Makes no sense to me

bazzeroz says...
12:05pm Wed 30 Jan 13

I thought the mayor's car was sponsored by a local garage. (Some Vauxhall's got nicked over the week end ;) nudge, nudge.)

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