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St Helens

E08000013 · 44 variables · history 2010-11 to 2025-26-Q4 · markdown view
Service spend per resident
£2,128
2024-25
Debt servicing / core spend
2.8%
2024-25
Recycling rate
31.6%
2024-25
Reserves cover
12.4%
2024-25
Social-care share of spend
40.3%
2024-25
SEND deficit / grant
1.0%
2024-25

Revenue Outturn

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Central services ratio2017-18 to 2024-252.69% of total service expenditure2024-25
Corporate overhead ratio2017-18 to 2024-250.72% of total service expenditure2024-25
Fees and charges recovery2017-18 to 2024-258.35% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Real spend trend1.58% per year (real-terms CAGR)2024-25
Reserves cover2017-18 to 2024-2512.42% of net revenue expenditure2024-25
Reserves drawdown rate2017-18 to 2024-25-49.02% per year2024-25
Social care squeeze2017-18 to 2024-2540.27% of total service expenditure2024-25
Spend per resident2,128£ per resident per year2024-25
Staff cost share per service · adult social care2017-18 to 2024-2518.01% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · central services2017-18 to 2024-2547.75% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · childrens social care2017-18 to 2024-2522.08% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · cultural2017-18 to 2024-2540.19% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · education2017-18 to 2024-2556% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · environmental2017-18 to 2024-2543.67% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · highways transport2017-18 to 2024-2525.98% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · housing gf2017-18 to 2024-2531.77% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · planning2017-18 to 2024-2523.01% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · public health2017-18 to 2024-254.66% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Tax collection cost per pound collected12.2£ per £000 collected2024-25
Waste cost per tonne2017-18 to 2024-25110.02£ per tonne2024-25

Capital & debt

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Asset sale reliance2018-19 to 2024-250.03ratio2024-25
Debt growth rate2019-20 to 2024-256.86%/yr2024-25
Debt servicing share2018-19 to 2024-250.03ratio2024-25
Debt to core spend2018-19 to 2024-250.47ratio (£/£)2024-25
Internal borrowing gap2018-19 to 2024-250.4ratio2024-25
MRP adequacy2018-19 to 2024-250.03ratio (yr⁻¹)2024-25
PWLB dependence2017-18 to 2025-26-Q40.89ratio2025-26-Q4

SEND / DSG deficits

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
DSG deficit cum2015-16 to 2024-251,432,382GBP2024-25
DSG deficit share of grant2015-16 to 2024-250.01ratio2024-25
DSG deficit trend2015-16 to 2024-251,432,382GBP per year2024-25
DSG deficit vs revenue2017-18 to 2024-250ratio2024-25
DSG grant adj2020-21 to 2024-25-54,047GBP2024-25
DSG in year movement2015-16 to 2024-253,313,636GBP per year2024-25
DSG la contribution2015-16 to 2024-250GBP2024-25
High needs independent2015-16 to 2024-2513,311,040GBP2024-25
High needs independent share2015-16 to 2024-250.36ratio2024-25
Spend per pupil · high needs place funding (ISB)2018-19 to 2024-25348GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: maintained schools2015-16 to 2024-25337GBP 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 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: academies/free schools/colleges2015-16 to 2024-2556GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: independent & non-maintained providers2015-16 to 2024-25321GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · additional targeted funding: mainstream2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · SEN support service2015-16 to 2024-2529GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · hospital education2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · other alternative provision2015-16 to 2024-2510GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · support for inclusion2015-16 to 2024-250GBP 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 TA0.41ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Nightly paid share of TA0ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Own stock share of TA0.33ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
TA 5 years plus0households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B children over 6 weeks1households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B mean stay days77days2025-26-Q4
TA la ha stock total15households2025-26-Q4
TA out of area rate0.12households per 1,000 households2025-26-Q4
TA spend per household in TA4,652£ per household per year2024-25

WasteDataFlow

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Collection cost per household (£)35.54GBP/household/year2024-25
Cost per tonne (£)110.01GBP/tonne2024-25
Household recycling rate (%)2010-11 to 2024-2531.6percent2024-25
Household waste per person (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25337.7kg/person/year2024-25
Landfill share (%)0percent2024-25
Recycling cost per recycled tonne (£)246.25GBP/tonne recycled2024-25
Residual waste per household (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25506.3kg/household/year2024-25