Budgets by North Lanarkshire Council
Learn all about NLC's budgets sincew 2009 on Cumbernauld Media.
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Welcome
North Lanarkshire Council’s budget comes from a number of sources. There are a number of budgets which people should concern themselves with; capital, income and revenue. A capital budget is the expenditure which the council chooses to dedicate to its assets, such as their buildings, schools, roads etc.; the income budget is the total monies given to North Lanarkshire Council from a number of sources; and, the council’s revenue budget is the total amount of funds which the council has at their discretion, and are able to spend on resources. This page will look at the council’s budgets since 2009.Council revenue sources
- Aggregate External Finance (AEF); AEF is the council’s main source of income and consists on support packages from the Scottish Government. AEF has three subsets:
- The Revenue Support Grant (RSG). The RSG is the principal grant allocated by the Scottish Government, providing general revenue expenditure to local authorities. The grant received is determining the difference between the council’s spending assessment and the sum of resources from National Non-Domestic Rates and Council Tax.
- Non-Domestic Rate Income. Every Scottish local authority collects Non-Domestic Rates from businesses in their area and the resultant income is paid into a central pool and distributed by the Scottish Government on the basis of each council’s individual population.
- Ring-Fenced Grants, from the Scottish Government. These grants are paid in respect of specific services and initiatives, including the Police Grant, which is a current example.
- The second source of the council’s income comes from fees, charges and other forms of income.
How council finances work
Want more information?
- Budget 2009/10. Download here.
- Budget 2010/11. Download here.
- Budget 2011/12. Download here.
- Budget 2012/13. Download here.
The budgets in depth
Budget 2009/10 | Budget 2010/11 | Budget 2011/12 | Budget 2012/13 |
Income Sources: Total budgeted income totalled £1,273,344,000. 37.5% (£477,633,000) derived from the Revenue Support Grant; 10.7% (£136,652,000), Non Domestic Rate; 3.7% (£47,754,000), specific/other Government Grants; 14% (£178,026,000) from inter-service charges; 13.6% from fees, charges and other income (£173,026,000); £133,269,000 from other grants – 10.5%, stemming from Council Tax rebates, £24,744,000; £60,543,000 for rent rebates; £32,571,000 for rent allowances and £15,411,000 for other grants. 0.4% (£4,714,000) for use of balances; 0.1% (£1,000,000) for the collection of Council Tax arrears; and, Council Tax, at £120,484,000, making up 9.5% of council income. | Income Sources: Total budgeted income totalled £1,295,928,000. 39.3% (£508,989,000) derived from the Revenue Support Grant; 10.1% (£130,258,000), Non Domestic Rate; 2.1% (£27,940,000), specific/other Government Grants; 13.5% (£174,583,000) from inter-service charges; 14.1% from fees, charges and other income (£182,702,000); £144,613,000 from other grants – 11.1%, stemming from Council Tax rebates, £26,300,000; £63,898,000 for rent rebates; £38,925,000 for rent allowances and £15,490,000 for other grants. 0.3% (£3,831,000) for use of balances; 0.1% (£1,000,000) for the collection of Council Tax arrears; and, Council Tax, at £122,012,000, making up 9.4% of council income. | Income Sources: Total budgeted income totalled £1,267,935,000. 41.9% (£531,841,000) derived from the Revenue Support Grant; 7.6% (£96,759,000), Non Domestic Rate; 2.2% (£28,058,000), specific/other Government Grants; 13.3% (£168,454,000) from inter-service charges; 13.4% from fees, charges and other income (£169,994,000); £149,417,000 from other grants – 11.8%, stemming from Council Tax rebates, £26,729,000; £66,868,000 for rent rebates; £42,423,000 for rent allowances and £13,397,000 for other grants. 0.1% (£1,000,000) for the collection of Council Tax arrears; and, Council Tax, at £122,412,000, making up 9.7% of council income. | Income Sources: Total budgeted income totalled £1,270,228. 41.7% (£529,349,000) derived from the Revenue Support Grant; 8% (£101,467,000), Non Domestic rate; 2.2% (£27,580,000), specific/other Government Grants; 12.4% (£158,361,000) from inter-service charges; 14% from fees, charges and other income (£178,100,000); £152,059,000 from other grants – 11.9%, stemming from Council Tax rebates, £26,537,000; £66,941,000 for rent rebates; £45,886,000 for rent allowances and £12,695,000 for other grants. 0.1% (£500,000) for the collection of Council Tax arrears; and, Council Tax, at £122,812,000, making up 9.7% of council income. |
Capital Spending projects: The general services Capital Budget was £111,607,000, in 2009/10. The break down, by department, was, Central Services, £2,343,000 (2.1%); Property, £5,018,000 (4.5%); Chief Executive’s (Economic Regeneration), £5,343,000 (4.8%); Environmental Services, £22,395,000 (20.1%); Finance and Customer Services, £930,000 (0.8%); Housing and Social Work Services, £3,161,000 (2.8%); Learning and Leisure Services, £72,417,000 (64.9%). | Capital Spending projects: The general services Capital Budget was £125,022,000, in 2010/11. The break down, by department, was, Central Services, £2,011,000 (1.6%); Property, £2,798,000 (2.2%); Chief Executive’s (Economic Regeneration), £7,164,000 (5.7%); Environmental Services, £21,637,000 (17.3%); Finance and Customer Services, £930,000 (0.8%); Housing and Social Work Services, £3,405,000 (2.7%); Learning and Leisure Services, £22,063,000 (17.7%); Schools and Centres 21, £65,014,000 (52%). | Capital Spending projects: The general services Capital Budget was £144,742,000, in 2011/12. The break down, by department, was, Environmental Services, £29,306,000 (20.2%); Learning and Leisure Services, £13,276,000 (9.2%); Finance and Customer Services, £800,000 (0.6%); Corporate Services, £2,400,000 (1.7%); Housing and Social Work Services, £2,828,000 (2%); Chief Executive, £3,292,000 (2.3%); Schools and Centres 21, £92,840,000 (64%). | Capital Spending projects: The general services Capital Budget was £66,450,000, in 2012/13. The break down, by department, was, Environmental Services, £22,363,000 (33.7%); Learning and Leisure Services, £9,224,000 (13.9%); Finance and Customer Services, £966,000 (1.4%); Corporate Services, £1,235,000 (1.8%); Housing and Social Work Services, £4,752,000 (7.2%); (2.3%); Schools and Centres 21, £27,910,000 (42%). |
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Workforce detail: In 2009/10, North Lanarkshire Council had 14,520 full-time equivalent staff. 402 (2.8%) were in Corporate Services; 118 in the Chief Executive’s Office (0.8%); Finance and Customer Services, 484 (3.3%); Learning and Leisure employed 6,815 (46.9%); 3,641 (25.1%) in Housing and Social Work; and, Environmental Services employed 3,060 (21.1%) | Workforce detail: In 2010/11, North Lanarkshire Council had 14,516 full-time equivalent staff. 400 (2.8%) were in Corporate Services; 124 in the Chief Executive’s Office (0.9%); Finance and Customer Services, 522 (3.6%); Learning and Leisure employed 6,696 (46.1%); 3,749 (25.8%) in Housing and Social Work; and, Environmental Services employed 3,023 (20.8%) | Workforce detail: In 2011/12, North Lanarkshire Council had 13,985 full-time equivalent staff. 373 (2.7%) were in Corporate Services; 117 in the Chief Executive’s Office (0.8%); Finance and Customer Services, 488 (3.5%); Learning and Leisure employed 6,558 (46.9%); 3,576 (25.6%) in Housing and Social Work; and, Environmental Services employed 2,873 (20.5%) | Workforce detail: In 2012/13, North Lanarkshire Council had 13,520 full-time equivalent staff. 306 (2.3%) were in Corporate Services; 44 in the Chief Executive’s Office (0.3%); Finance and Customer Services, 466 (3.5%); Learning and Leisure employed 6,440 (47.6%); 3,467 (25.6%) in Housing and Social Work; and, Environmental Services employed 2,797 (20.7%) |