Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority
Information on Fire and Rescue funding.
In total Council Tax payers in South Tyneside will contribute £3.73m towards the running costs of the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority in 2024/25.
This is equivalent to £95.11 per Band D Council Tax payer. which is a 2.99% increase from the previous year.
This increase was ratified by the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority on 19 February 2024.
Last year (2023 / 24) | Funding for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority | This year (2024 / 25) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net expenditure (£m) | Gross expenditure (£m) | Gross income (£m) | Net expenditure (£m) | |
53.5 | Fire service | 69.2 | -6.1 | 63.1 |
4.3 | Contingencies | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
-0.6 | Interest on balances | 0.0 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
57.2 | 70.7 | -7.3 | 63.4 | |
57.2 | Total budget requirement | 63.4 | ||
Less | ||||
-12.2 | Revenue Support Grant | 0.0 | -13.5 | -13.5 |
-13.6 | Other Government Grants | 0.0 | -16.7 | -16.7 |
-3.4 | Business Rates Share | 0.0 | -3.7 | -3.7 |
-0.5 | Collection Fund (Surplus) / Deficit | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
27.5 | Net budget requirement | 28.7 | ||
Explanatory note
Change in Net Budget Requirement between years is attributable to (£m):
- Changes in business rates local share / collection fund surplus: -0.5
- Pay and price growth: 6.2
- Changes in government grants: -4.5
- Efficiencies and new models of service delivery: 0.0