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Medway Towns

E06000035 · 44 variables · history 2010-11 to 2025-26-Q4 · markdown view
Service spend per resident
£1,575
2024-25
Debt servicing / core spend
5.9%
2024-25
Recycling rate
37.2%
2024-25
Reserves cover
4.2%
2024-25
Social-care share of spend
44.3%
2024-25
SEND deficit / grant
13.6%
2024-25

Revenue Outturn

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Central services ratio2017-18 to 2024-252.81% of total service expenditure2024-25
Corporate overhead ratio2017-18 to 2024-250.99% of total service expenditure2024-25
Fees and charges recovery2017-18 to 2024-2512.67% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Real spend trend2.62% per year (real-terms CAGR)2024-25
Reserves cover2017-18 to 2024-254.19% of net revenue expenditure2024-25
Reserves drawdown rate2017-18 to 2024-250% per year2024-25
Social care squeeze2017-18 to 2024-2544.25% of total service expenditure2024-25
Spend per resident1,575£ per resident per year2024-25
Staff cost share per service · adult social care2017-18 to 2024-2510.93% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · central services2017-18 to 2024-2538.47% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · childrens social care2017-18 to 2024-2529.05% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · cultural2017-18 to 2024-2532.5% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · education2017-18 to 2024-2533.71% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · environmental2017-18 to 2024-259.7% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · highways transport2017-18 to 2024-2523.78% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · housing gf2017-18 to 2024-2520.11% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · planning2017-18 to 2024-2538.59% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · public health2017-18 to 2024-2522.6% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Tax collection cost per pound collected15.16£ per £000 collected2024-25
Waste cost per tonne2017-18 to 2024-25213.21£ per tonne2024-25

Capital & debt

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Asset sale reliance2018-19 to 2024-250.01ratio2024-25
Debt growth rate2019-20 to 2024-2516.47%/yr2024-25
Debt servicing share2018-19 to 2024-250.06ratio2024-25
Debt to core spend2018-19 to 2024-251.09ratio (£/£)2024-25
Internal borrowing gap2018-19 to 2024-25-0.04ratio2024-25
MRP adequacy2018-19 to 2024-250.01ratio (yr⁻¹)2024-25
PWLB dependence2017-18 to 2025-26-Q40.74ratio2025-26-Q4

SEND / DSG deficits

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
DSG deficit cum2015-16 to 2024-2516,398,461GBP2024-25
DSG deficit share of grant2015-16 to 2024-250.14ratio2024-25
DSG deficit trend2015-16 to 2024-2516,398,461GBP per year2024-25
DSG deficit vs revenue2017-18 to 2024-250.04ratio2024-25
DSG grant adj2020-21 to 2024-251,398,174GBP2024-25
DSG in year movement2015-16 to 2024-25-2,980,000GBP per year2024-25
DSG la contribution2015-16 to 2024-250GBP2024-25
High needs independent2015-16 to 2024-2517,802,021GBP2024-25
High needs independent share2015-16 to 2024-250.41ratio2024-25
Spend per pupil · high needs place funding (ISB)2018-19 to 2024-25204GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: maintained schools2015-16 to 2024-2579GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · PFI/BSF costs (special/AP/post-16)2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · direct payments (SEN)2015-16 to 2024-2510GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · carbon reduction (PRUs)2015-16 to 2022-230GBP per pupil2022-23
Spend per pupil · therapies & health services2015-16 to 2024-25-13GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: academies/free schools/colleges2015-16 to 2024-25198GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: independent & non-maintained providers2015-16 to 2024-25244GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · additional targeted funding: mainstream2015-16 to 2024-254GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · SEN support service2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · hospital education2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · other alternative provision2015-16 to 2024-2538GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · support for inclusion2015-16 to 2024-256GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · special schools/PRUs in difficulty2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25

Temporary accommodation

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
B&B share of TA0.01ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Nightly paid share of TA0.82ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Own stock share of TA0.16ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
TA 5 years plus7households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B children over 6 weeks0households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B mean stay days210days2025-26-Q4
TA la ha stock total103households2025-26-Q4
TA out of area rate0.85households per 1,000 households2025-26-Q4
TA spend per household in TA10,243£ per household per year2024-25

WasteDataFlow

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Collection cost per household (£)98.44GBP/household/year2024-25
Cost per tonne (£)213.21GBP/tonne2024-25
Household recycling rate (%)2010-11 to 2024-2537.2percent2024-25
Household waste per person (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25388.9kg/person/year2024-25
Landfill share (%)2010-11 to 2024-251.6percent2024-25
Recycling cost per recycled tonne (£)2.38GBP/tonne recycled2024-25
Residual waste per household (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25588.5kg/household/year2024-25