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Merton

E09000024 · 43 variables · history 2010-11 to 2025-26-Q4 · markdown view
Service spend per resident
£2,153
2024-25
Debt servicing / core spend
2.6%
2024-25
Recycling rate
37.5%
2024-25
Reserves cover
8.2%
2024-25
Social-care share of spend
26.9%
2024-25
SEND deficit / grant
28.0%
2024-25

Revenue Outturn

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Central services ratio2017-18 to 2024-252.89% of total service expenditure2024-25
Corporate overhead ratio2017-18 to 2024-251.21% of total service expenditure2024-25
Fees and charges recovery2017-18 to 2024-2511.21% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Real spend trend2.22% per year (real-terms CAGR)2024-25
Reserves cover2017-18 to 2024-258.21% of net revenue expenditure2024-25
Reserves drawdown rate2017-18 to 2024-250% per year2024-25
Social care squeeze2017-18 to 2024-2526.87% of total service expenditure2024-25
Spend per resident2,153£ per resident per year2024-25
Staff cost share per service · adult social care2017-18 to 2024-2512.66% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · central services2017-18 to 2024-2545.59% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · childrens social care2017-18 to 2024-2543.05% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · cultural2017-18 to 2024-2529.58% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · education2017-18 to 2024-2558.07% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · environmental2017-18 to 2024-2529.78% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · highways transport2017-18 to 2024-2531.22% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · housing gf2017-18 to 2024-2510.63% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · planning2017-18 to 2024-2548.12% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · public health2017-18 to 2024-2512.21% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Tax collection cost per pound collected9.09£ per £000 collected2024-25
Waste cost per tonne2017-18 to 2024-25163.52£ per tonne2024-25

Capital & debt

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Asset sale reliance2018-19 to 2024-250.06ratio2024-25
Debt servicing share2018-19 to 2024-250.03ratio2024-25
Debt to core spend2018-19 to 2024-250.22ratio (£/£)2024-25
Internal borrowing gap2018-19 to 2024-250.63ratio2024-25
MRP adequacy2018-19 to 2024-250.08ratio (yr⁻¹)2024-25
PWLB dependence2017-18 to 2025-26-Q30ratio2025-26-Q3

SEND / DSG deficits

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
DSG deficit cum2015-16 to 2024-2553,556,298GBP2024-25
DSG deficit share of grant2015-16 to 2024-250.28ratio2024-25
DSG deficit trend2015-16 to 2024-2553,556,298GBP per year2024-25
DSG deficit vs revenue2017-18 to 2024-250.11ratio2024-25
DSG grant adj2020-21 to 2024-251,675,000GBP2024-25
DSG in year movement2015-16 to 2024-2512,313,790GBP per year2024-25
DSG la contribution2015-16 to 2024-251,000,000GBP2024-25
High needs independent2015-16 to 2024-2527,141,711GBP2024-25
High needs independent share2015-16 to 2024-250.41ratio2024-25
Spend per pupil · high needs place funding (ISB)2018-19 to 2024-25413GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: maintained schools2015-16 to 2024-25291GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · PFI/BSF costs (special/AP/post-16)2015-16 to 2024-2527GBP 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 2024-2549GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: academies/free schools/colleges2015-16 to 2024-25172GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · top-up: independent & non-maintained providers2015-16 to 2024-25543GBP 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 2024-259GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · hospital education2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · other alternative provision2015-16 to 2024-250GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · support for inclusion2015-16 to 2024-2525GBP per pupil2024-25
Spend per pupil · special schools/PRUs in difficulty2015-16 to 2024-2531GBP per pupil2024-25

Temporary accommodation

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
B&B share of TA0.03ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Nightly paid share of TA0.93ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Own stock share of TA0ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
TA 5 years plus40households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B children over 6 weeks0households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B mean stay days394days2025-26-Q4
TA la ha stock total0households2025-26-Q4
TA out of area rate6.49households per 1,000 households2025-26-Q4
TA spend per household in TA13,209£ per household per year2024-25

WasteDataFlow

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Collection cost per household (£)88.29GBP/household/year2024-25
Cost per tonne (£)163.52GBP/tonne2024-25
Household recycling rate (%)2010-11 to 2024-2537.5percent2024-25
Household waste per person (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25317.5kg/person/year2024-25
Landfill share (%)2010-11 to 2024-250percent2024-25
Recycling cost per recycled tonne (£)-31.08GBP/tonne recycled2024-25
Residual waste per household (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25496.1kg/household/year2024-25