Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority
Information on Fire and Rescue funding.
In total Council Tax payers in South Tyneside will contribute £3.97m towards the running costs of the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority in 2025 / 26.
This is equivalent to £100.11 per Band D Council Tax payer. which is a 5.25% increase from the previous year.
This increase was ratified by the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority on 24 February 2025.
Last year (2024 / 25) | Funding for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority | This year (2025 / 26) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net expenditure (£m) | Gross expenditure (£m) | Gross income (£m) | Net expenditure (£m) | |
63.1 | Fire service | 71.3 | -6.1 | 65.2 |
1.5 | Contingencies | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
-1.2 | Interest on balances | 0.0 | -1.1 | -1.1 |
63.4 | 73.2 | -7.2 | 66.0 | |
63.4 | Total budget requirement | 66.0 | ||
Less | ||||
-13.5 | Revenue Support Grant | 0.0 | -12.9 | -12.9 |
-16.7 | Other Government Grants | 0.0 | -18.0 | -18.0 |
-3.7 | Business Rates Share | 0.0 | -3.9 | -3.9 |
-0.7 | Collection Fund (Surplus) / Deficit | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
28.7 | Net budget requirement | 30.7 | ||
Explanatory note
Change in Net Budget Requirement between years is attributable to (£m):
- Changes in business rates local share / collection fund surplus: -0.0
- Pay and price growth: 2.6
- Changes in government grants: -0.7
- Efficiencies and new models of service delivery: 0.0