Changes to net costs of services
The table shows how the net cost of services for 2026/27 has changed from the previous year.
| How the cost of services has changed | Net Expenditure £m |
|---|---|
| Revised 2025/26 Net Revenue Budget | 355.978 |
| Budget adjustments | |
| 2026/27 Pay Inflation Adjustment | 4.004 |
| Employers Pension Contributions Reduction | (3.336) |
| Adult Social Care: Demand and Demographic Pressures | 3.500 |
| Childrens Social Care: Demand and Demographic Pressures | 5.738 |
| Education: Demand and Demographic Pressures | 1.627 |
| Other: Demand and Demographic Pressures | 0.179 |
| Adult Social Care: Price Inflation Pressures | 6.143 |
| Children's Social Care: Price Inflation Pressures | 1.877 |
| Education: Price Inflation Pressures | 0.302 |
| Other: Price Inflation Pressures | 1.778 |
| Other Service Adjustments | 0.738 |
| Better Care Fund Moved to Resources | 5.362 |
| Other Grants Moved to Resources | 1.770 |
| Public Health Grant Uplift | 0.441 |
| Increase to Waste Disposal Levy | 0.705 |
| Increase to Transport Levy | 0.303 |
| Family First Partnership Funding Uplift | 1.170 |
| Savings | |
| 2026/27 Productivity Savings | (6.537) |
| 2026/27 Savings Proposals | (1.500) |
| 2026/27 Net Revenue Budget | 380.242 |