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Bedford

E06000055 · 44 variables · history 2010-11 to 2025-26-Q4 · markdown view
Service spend per resident
£1,831
2024-25
Debt servicing / core spend
2.3%
2024-25
Recycling rate
36.8%
2024-25
Reserves cover
4.9%
2024-25
Social-care share of spend
39.3%
2024-25
SEND deficit / grant
0.3%
2024-25

Revenue Outturn

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Central services ratio2017-18 to 2024-252.17% of total service expenditure2024-25
Corporate overhead ratio2017-18 to 2024-250.81% of total service expenditure2024-25
Fees and charges recovery2017-18 to 2024-2510.51% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Real spend trend3.54% per year (real-terms CAGR)2024-25
Reserves cover2017-18 to 2024-254.88% of net revenue expenditure2024-25
Reserves drawdown rate2017-18 to 2024-2513.97% per year2024-25
Social care squeeze2017-18 to 2024-2539.3% of total service expenditure2024-25
Spend per resident1,831£ per resident per year2024-25
Staff cost share per service · adult social care2017-18 to 2024-2514.5% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · central services2017-18 to 2024-2562.96% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · childrens social care2017-18 to 2024-2524.6% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · cultural2017-18 to 2024-2540.08% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · education2017-18 to 2024-2547.52% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · environmental2017-18 to 2024-2541.51% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · highways transport2017-18 to 2024-2535.52% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · housing gf2017-18 to 2024-2511.47% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · planning2017-18 to 2024-2561.24% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · public health2017-18 to 2024-2514.84% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Tax collection cost per pound collected-1.3£ per £000 collected2024-25
Waste cost per tonne2017-18 to 2024-25152.41£ per tonne2024-25

Capital & debt

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Asset sale reliance2018-19 to 2024-250.02ratio2024-25
Debt growth rate2019-20 to 2024-253.67%/yr2024-25
Debt servicing share2018-19 to 2024-250.02ratio2024-25
Debt to core spend2018-19 to 2024-250.44ratio (£/£)2024-25
Internal borrowing gap2018-19 to 2024-250.26ratio2024-25
MRP adequacy2018-19 to 2024-250.02ratio (yr⁻¹)2024-25
PWLB dependence2017-18 to 2025-26-Q40.56ratio2025-26-Q4

SEND / DSG deficits

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
DSG deficit cum2015-16 to 2024-25326,603GBP2024-25
DSG deficit share of grant2015-16 to 2024-250ratio2024-25
DSG deficit trend2015-16 to 2024-25326,603GBP per year2024-25
DSG deficit vs revenue2017-18 to 2024-250ratio2024-25
DSG grant adj2020-21 to 2024-25488,352GBP2024-25
DSG in year movement2015-16 to 2024-251,532,792GBP per year2024-25
DSG la contribution2015-16 to 2024-250GBP2024-25
High needs independent2015-16 to 2024-254,862,975GBP2024-25
High needs independent share2015-16 to 2024-250.16ratio2024-25
Spend per pupil · high needs place funding (ISB)2018-19 to 2024-25104GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: maintained schools2015-16 to 2024-25111GBP 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 2024-250GBP 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 2024-2511GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: academies/free schools/colleges2015-16 to 2024-25279GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: independent & non-maintained providers2015-16 to 2024-25104GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · additional targeted funding: mainstream2015-16 to 2024-2527GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · SEN support service2015-16 to 2024-2549GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · hospital education2015-16 to 2024-2513GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · other alternative provision2015-16 to 2024-2520GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · support for inclusion2015-16 to 2024-2526GBP 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 TA0.09ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Nightly paid share of TA0.85ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Own stock share of TA0.05ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
TA 5 years plus16households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B children over 6 weeks0households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B mean stay days388days2025-26-Q4
TA la ha stock total42households2025-26-Q4
TA out of area rate0.35households per 1,000 households2025-26-Q4
TA spend per household in TA17,811£ per household per year2024-25

WasteDataFlow

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Collection cost per household (£)48.24GBP/household/year2024-25
Cost per tonne (£)150.39GBP/tonne2024-25
Household recycling rate (%)2010-11 to 2024-2536.8percent2024-25
Household waste per person (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25388.8kg/person/year2024-25
Landfill share (%)2010-11 to 2024-256.8percent2024-25
Recycling cost per recycled tonne (£)93.69GBP/tonne recycled2024-25
Residual waste per household (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25593.2kg/household/year2024-25