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Sandwell

E08000028 · 44 variables · history 2010-11 to 2025-26-Q4 · markdown view
Service spend per resident
£1,868
2024-25
Debt servicing / core spend
6.0%
2024-25
Recycling rate
30.6%
2024-25
Reserves cover
10.0%
2024-25
Social-care share of spend
38.0%
2024-25
SEND deficit / grant
-1.9%
2024-25

Revenue Outturn

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Central services ratio2017-18 to 2024-253.33% of total service expenditure2024-25
Corporate overhead ratio2017-18 to 2024-252.23% of total service expenditure2024-25
Fees and charges recovery2017-18 to 2024-255.9% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Real spend trend-0.38% per year (real-terms CAGR)2024-25
Reserves cover2017-18 to 2024-2510.03% of net revenue expenditure2024-25
Reserves drawdown rate2017-18 to 2024-25-18.5% per year2024-25
Social care squeeze2017-18 to 2024-2537.98% of total service expenditure2024-25
Spend per resident1,868£ per resident per year2024-25
Staff cost share per service · adult social care2017-18 to 2024-2515.83% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · central services2017-18 to 2024-2535.43% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · childrens social care2017-18 to 2024-259.75% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · cultural2017-18 to 2024-2526.2% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · education2017-18 to 2024-2537.71% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · environmental2017-18 to 2024-2516.68% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · highways transport2017-18 to 2024-259.2% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · housing gf2017-18 to 2024-2533.9% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · planning2017-18 to 2024-2539.7% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · public health2017-18 to 2024-2514.2% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Tax collection cost per pound collected19.45£ per £000 collected2024-25
Waste cost per tonne2017-18 to 2024-25195.83£ per tonne2024-25

Capital & debt

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Asset sale reliance2018-19 to 2024-250.14ratio2024-25
Debt growth rate2019-20 to 2024-250.63%/yr2024-25
Debt servicing share2018-19 to 2024-250.06ratio2024-25
Debt to core spend2018-19 to 2024-251.2ratio (£/£)2024-25
Internal borrowing gap2018-19 to 2024-250.5ratio2024-25
MRP adequacy2018-19 to 2024-250.01ratio (yr⁻¹)2024-25
PWLB dependence2017-18 to 2025-26-Q40.77ratio2025-26-Q4

SEND / DSG deficits

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
DSG deficit cum2015-16 to 2024-25-5,292,000GBP2024-25
DSG deficit share of grant2015-16 to 2024-25-0.02ratio2024-25
DSG deficit trend2015-16 to 2024-25-5,292,000GBP per year2024-25
DSG deficit vs revenue2017-18 to 2024-25-0.01ratio2024-25
DSG grant adj2020-21 to 2024-250GBP2024-25
DSG in year movement2015-16 to 2024-25397,000GBP per year2024-25
DSG la contribution2015-16 to 2024-250GBP2024-25
High needs independent2015-16 to 2024-2526,105,394GBP2024-25
High needs independent share2015-16 to 2024-250.35ratio2024-25
Spend per pupil · high needs place funding (ISB)2018-19 to 2024-25442GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: maintained schools2015-16 to 2024-25219GBP 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 2024-2572GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: independent & non-maintained providers2015-16 to 2024-25283GBP 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 2024-2516GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · hospital education2015-16 to 2024-2511GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · other alternative provision2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · support for inclusion2015-16 to 2024-2556GBP 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 TA0.31ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Nightly paid share of TA0.01ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Own stock share of TA0.42ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
TA 5 years plus0households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B children over 6 weeks52households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B mean stay days103days2025-26-Q4
TA la ha stock total94households2025-26-Q4
TA out of area rate0.49households per 1,000 households2025-26-Q4
TA spend per household in TA4,961£ per household per year2024-25

WasteDataFlow

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Collection cost per household (£)47.98GBP/household/year2024-25
Cost per tonne (£)195.93GBP/tonne2024-25
Household recycling rate (%)2010-11 to 2024-2530.6percent2024-25
Household waste per person (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25353.3kg/person/year2024-25
Landfill share (%)2010-11 to 2024-252.7percent2024-25
Recycling cost per recycled tonne (£)250.78GBP/tonne recycled2024-25
Residual waste per household (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25634.6kg/household/year2024-25