Social Value Ideas for Sheffield City Council

2024-25 Revenue Budget Outturn - £34.7m Overspend

Sheffield City Council reports final 2024-25 outturn with £34.7m overspend (7% of net revenue budget), broadly in line with Q3 forecast. Overspend will be covered by £7.9m from housing subsidy loss pr…

“the financial position that we report to this committee in this Quarter 4 Outturn Report, which is an overspend of £34.7 million”

Hillsborough Park Asset Revaluation Triggering Full Audit Requirement

Revaluation of Hillsborough Park fixed assets during 2024-25 financial year caused total asset value to exceed £3.26 million threshold, triggering requirement for full audit examination rather than in…

“the top box, so for charities with an income over £250,000 or where the value of the assets exceeds £3.26 million, this requires a full audit examinat…”

2024/25 Revenue Budget Outturn Position

Council reported net overspend of £34.7m (approximately 7% variance) against general fund budget for 2024/25. Position was broadly in line with expectations and consistent with quarterly forecasts. Th…

“As we close the 24/25 financial year, the council reported a net overspend of £34.7 million against the general fund budget, which is approximately 7%…”

Reserves Drawn Down for 2024/25 Overspends

Council drawn £34.7m from reserves to balance 2024/25 budget position: £7.9m from housing subsidy loss provision and £26.8m from budget contingency reserve. This leaves residual budget contingency res…

“The council has drawn on reserves to balance the 24-25 position. Whilst this was necessary, it does reduce our resilience going forward. To fund the o…”

Temporary Accommodation Overcrowding - 200+ Families in Hotels

Current situation includes over 700 households in temporary accommodation owed homeless duty by council, with up to 70 families housed in hotels. This represents significant service capacity and cost …

“Currently, there are over 700 households in temporary accommodation owed a homeless duty by the council, including up to 70 families in hotels.”

Significant Shortage of Larger Properties (4+ bedrooms)

Committee identified critical shortage of 4-bedroom and larger properties within council housing stock. Current shortage creates difficult allocation decisions, including potential use of living rooms…

“We obviously have to write this policy with the stock that we have, not the stock that we'd like to have. We have a severe shortage in particular of 4…”

Housing Allocations Policy Approval

Housing Policy Committee approved a new housing allocations policy after comprehensive review and consultation. Current policy from 2013 was deemed ineffective due to increased demand and reduced hous…

“The current allocations policy was agreed in 2013 and fully implemented in 2016. It is not as effective as it once was in managing the way social hous…”

Housing Vulnerability Policy Approval

Committee unanimously approved new Housing Vulnerability Policy establishing framework for how housing service responds to and supports vulnerable customers. Policy incorporates Housing Ombudsman's de…

“Approval of the policy would mark a significant step in how the housing service responds to and supports those customers affected by vulnerability...T…”

Licensing Committee Decision on Four Licensing Objectives

The licensing sub-committee determined that granting the premises license would undermine all four licensing objectives as defined in the Licensing Act 2003. While the specific reasoning was deferred …

“We have decided, we have agreed that it would actually undermine all four license objectives, and therefore we have decided to reject the application.”

Licensing Decision Appeal Rights

Following the licensing committee's decision to reject the premises license application, the applicant and interested parties have been notified of their right to appeal to the Magistrates Court withi…

“You will obviously get more detailed explanation of our reasoning in writing from our— from the council. You actually do have the right of appeal agai…”