Budget information
The below table reflects the budget as agreed by Cumberland Council in March 2025. The full budget report is available on the council website.
Where your money goes
| Directorate | Gross 2024 to 2025, £m | Net 2024 to 2025, £m | Gross 2025 to 2026, £m | Net 2025 to 2026, £m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Chief Executive | 3.145 | 3.067 | 3.764 | 3.686 |
| Business Transformation and Change | 31.925 | 23.594 | 33.610 | 26.383 |
| Resources (1) | 156.527 | 84.542 | 134.006 | 63.148 |
| Place, Sustainable Growth and Transport | 106.453 | 68.285 | 116.379 | 62.308 |
| Public Health and Communities | 20.557 | 4.503 | 21.576 | 5.599 |
| Adult Social Care and Housing | 159.895 | 73.607 | 181.355 | 88.695 |
| Children and Family Wellbeing | 270.547 | 72.147 | 294.870 | 77.252 |
| Corporate budget for pay award, inflation and corporate contingency (1) | 11.864 | 11.864 | ||
| Corporate/ cross cutting savings (2) | (4.453) | (4.453) | (5.000) | (5.000) |
| Transformation investments | 31.230 | 31.230 | 23.439 | 23.439 |
| Chief Executive | 0.233 | 0.233 | 0.241 | 0.241 |
| Revenue Budget | 749.282 | 329.713 | 816.104 | 357.614 |
| Parish precept | 5.735 | 5.735 | 6.020 | 6.020 |
| Revenue budget-including parish precept | 755.017 | 335.713 | 822.124 | 363.634 |
| Less Council Tax from parish precept | na | (5.735) | na | (6.020) |
| EFS to capitalise Transformation Investment | na | 31.230 | na | 23.439 |
| Less: planned use of earmarked balances / general fund / EFS | na | (10.964) | na | (1.598) |
| Revenue Budget Requirement | na | 319.014 | na | 332.578 |
- During 2024/25, the budget allowance for pay-award, inflation and corporate contingency was held centrally to be allocated to directorates / services during the year. During 2025/26 the allowance for inflation has been allocated to directorates from the start of the year – with only pay-award and corporate contingency being held centrally.
- Savings may be allocated to various directorates during the year, these have been held centrally until the final directorate allocations are agreed.
| Income stream | 2023 to 2024, £m | 2024 to 2025, £m | 2025 to 2026, £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| General grants | (55.589) | (61.977) | (56.610) |
| Collection fund surplus/(deficit) - council tax | 0.930 | 0.353 | (0.767) |
| National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR) aka Business Rates Retention (BRR) funding | (88.306) | (92.504) | (92.506) |
| Collection fund surplus/(deficit) - NNDR | 6.807 | 3.566 | 2.524 |
| Less: planned use of earmarked balances - NNDR | (2.515) | (5.000) | 0.000 |
| Council Tax requirement | 152.883 | 163.452 | 178.725 |
| Item | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026, £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Tax base | 88,328.60 | 89,966.79 | 93,697.66 |
| Council Tax Band D for Cumberland Council (Council Tax requirement/council tax base) | £1,730.84 | £1,816.80 | £1,907.46 |
Changes to Council Tax requirement
| Item | £m | Net £m |
|---|---|---|
| Council Tax requirement 2024/25 | na | 163.452 |
| New EPR funding | na | (6.495) |
| Growth in Revenue Budget Requirement | na | 13.564 |
| Reduction in general grants | na | 5.367 |
| Increase in Collection Fund deficits (net of earmarked balances) | na | 2.838 |
| Less increase in NNDR income | (0.001) | |
| Reduction in financing | na | 1.707 |
| Council Tax requirement | na | 178.725 |