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SUPPORTING PEOPLE FACT SHEET

Scottish Government funding for SP to the end of the current settlement period:

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

m m m m m m m m

West Dunbartonshire 14.355 13.736 13.736 13.736 10.515 12.866 12.138 11.454

Additional Funding 1.970

Total 14.355 13.736 13.736 13.736 12.485 12.866 12.138 11.454

Source: Gillian McNeilly, Finance Manager, West Dunbartonshire Council.

1. Supporting People Funding was designed to provide additional resources for identified needs in the following care

groups: (i) Learning disability; (ii) Mental health; (iii) Older people; (iv) Sheltered housing; (iv) young people/families;

and (v) Addictions.

2. Between 2007 and 2014 the Supporting People funding will have reduced from 14,355,000 to 11,454,000.

3. The above table shows that West Dunbartonshire is set to lose a total of 10,298,000.

4. In 2011 the Scottish Government had tried to cut the Supporting People Budget by 3,221,000. (From 13,736,000

to 10,515,000).

5. Following an outcry from Councillors the Scottish Government gave us back some of our money which meant that

the 2011/12 reduction was just 1,251,000.

6. This also meant that the 2012/2013 financial year had a slight increase on the previous financial year of 401,000.

7. The 1,970,000 referred to above was received in two amounts of 965,000 and 1,005,000.

8. The Leader of the Council takes credit for getting some of our money back, but the reality is that even excluding the

cost of living impact (i.e. there is no inflationary uplift built into the Supporting People Funding); the Leader of the

Council actually negotiated a reduction in funding from 13,736,000 down to 11,454,000 over the five year

settlement period.

9. The compounded effect of the reductions over the settlement period 2010/11 2014/15 is a loss of 6,001,000.

10. The 965,000 was actually received late in 2010/11 for use in 2011/12. This was part of the earmarked money within

the final accounts for year ending 31/3/11.11. The 965,000 was committed as follows: (i) Spend to save 275,000; (ii) front line public service centres /one stop

shop - 200,000; (iii) Community Planning Partnership Projects 290,000; uncommitted - 200,000.12. Note: The 153,000 of the CPP Projects included: (i) advice giving services - 75,000; (ii) Clydebank shop mobility -

40,000; (iii) care & repair - 30,000; and (iv) Bellsmyre Schools Out - 8,000.13. The 1,005,000 was part of the general settlement from the government for 2011/12 and as such was used to fund

the Councils overall budget.

What this means for West Dunbartonshire:

AWARD 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 TOTALS

2008/200913,736,000

- 619,000 - 619,000 - 619,000 - 619,000 - 619,000 - 619,000 - 619,000 -4,333,000

2009/201013,736,000

Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

2010/201113,736,000

Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

2011/201212,485,000

-1,251,000 -1,251,000 -1,251,000 -1,251,000 -5,004,000

2012/201312,886,000

+401,000 +401,000 +401,000 +1,203,000

2013/201412,138,000

-740,000 -740,000 -1,480,000

2014/201511,454,000

-684,000 -684,000

TOTAL - 619,000 - 619,000 - 619,000 1,870,000 1,469,000 2,209,000 2,893,000 -10,298,000

14. Between 2007 and 2014 the Supporting People funding will have reduced from 14,355,000 to 11,454,000.15. The above table shows that West Dunbartonshire is set to lose a total of 10,298,000 over the settlement period.

16. The Supporting People Budget is needs based and the Council is required to either reduce its spending on the

identified needs or to cut budgets elsewhere in order to meet the identified needs.

17. The SNP Council had cut Supporting People Funding by 975,000 from people with learning disabilities in 2010/11

budget.