Annual report
Budget summary
This is how your money was allocated in 2019-20 for every one pound we received:
76 pence went to Hertfordshire County Council
12 pence went to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
10 pence went to Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire
2 pence went to Parish and Town Councils
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Capital spending 2018-19 What we spent: |
£Million |
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Improving council housing stock, including major repairs and refurbishment |
9.0 |
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New council housing stock |
18.5 |
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Strategic Property Investment (such as business centres) |
1.1 |
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Housing adaptations for older or disabled people |
1.1 |
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Regeneration projects |
3.4 |
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Developing and improving the borough's sport, leisure and community facilities |
1.0 |
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Fleet replacement |
3.3 |
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Council premises, equipment, vehicles and IT systems |
2.6 |
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Total capital expenditure |
40.0 |
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We spent £52.0 million on our assets in 2018-19 What we spent: |
£Million
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Receipts from sale of land, buildings and council houses |
6.8 |
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Capital Reserves |
14.3 |
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Grants and other contributions |
3.6 |
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Contributions from revenue accounts |
10.2 |
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Borrowing |
5.1 |
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Total capital income |
40.0 |
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Revenue spending service costs |
£Million |
Services include |
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Resources, Environment & Cultural Services |
6.2 |
Client Support Services (ICT, Revs and Bens), Finance, Building Services, Garages, Weltech Centre, Estates and Development, Parking Services, Waste & Recycling Services, Grounds Maintenance, Street Wardens, Policy & Communications, Leisure Facilities, Campus West, Mill Green Museum and Welwyn Roman Baths |
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Public Protection, Planning and Governance |
7.1 |
Legal Services, Governance Services, Electoral services, Human Resources, Procurement, Environmental Health, Public Health, Licensing, Hackney Carriage, Risk & Resilience, Planning Policy, Development Management, Landscape & Ecology and Economic Development |
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Housing and Communities |
2.4 |
Housing Strategy, Housing Needs (including homelessness), Private Sector Housing, Housing Development, Community Partnerships, and Community Grants |
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Housing Revenue Account |
(6.1) |
Managing the Council's housing stock |
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Budgets managed by the Corporate Management Team |
0.1 |
Leadership, Strategic Direction, Policy advice, Partnerships and Operational Management |
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Total cost of services |
9.7 |
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Parish Precepts |
1.7 |
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Capital Financing and Investment Income and Expenditure |
4.3 |
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Taxation and Non-specific Grant Income and Expenditure |
(14.7) |
Includes income retained from Council Tax and Non Domestic Rates as well as government grants
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Contribution from revenue reserves* |
0.9 |
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* We had a net reduction to our revenue reserves for the year. This is due to an additional contribution made from these reserves to support the financing of our capital expenditure.