Public statements made since May 2025 regarding the council's finances and expenditure

I am seeking financial information relating to public statements made since May 2025 regarding the council's finances and expenditure.

Please provide the following information:

1. Financial savings

The total financial savings realised by the council since May 2025, broken down by:

1a. financial year

1b. service area

1c. type of saving (for example: expenditure reduction, cancelled project, avoided cost, or efficiency saving).

2. Highways and road maintenance expenditure

Total council expenditure on highways maintenance and road repairs for:

2a. 2023/2024   

2b. 2024/2025

2c. 2025/2026 (year-to-date).

3.    Expenditure relating to asylum seeker or migrant accommodation

The total expenditure incurred by the council since May 2025 relating to the provision of accommodation in hotels or other temporary accommodation used to house asylum seekers or migrants, including:

3a. gross expenditure

3b. any reimbursement or grant funding received from central government

3c. the net cost to the council.

4.Supporting documentation

Copies of any cabinet reports, committee papers, budget reports, or formally approved financial statements that record or evidence the figures provided in response to the above questions.

5. Internal briefings and financial modelling

Copies of any internal briefings, officer reports, or financial modelling prepared for councillors relating to claimed savings, expenditure reductions, or changes to spending priorities since May 2025.

1. a-c. Details of planned saving are published in advance of each financial year as part of the Council’s budget setting process, with reports for 2025/26 and 2026/27 available at the links below:

2025/26

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s65661/Council%20Budget%202025-26.pdf

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s66098/Council%20Budget%202025-26%20Report.pdf

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s66250/Item%206.0%20-%20Update%20to%20the%20Council%20Budget%202025-26.pdf

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/b25640/Budget%20Book%20202526%20-%20Amended%20following%20Council%2021%20January%202025%2021st-Feb-2025%2010.00%20Council.pdf?T=9

2026/27

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71377/Council%20Budget%202026%20-%2027.pdf

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/b27148/Item%205%20-%20Council%20Budget%20202627%20-%20corrected%20version%2003rd-Feb-2026%2010.30%20Executive.pdf?T=9

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/b27149/Item%205%20-%20Update%20to%20the%20Council%20Budget%20inlcuding%20Consultation%20Feedback%2003rd-Feb-2026%2010.30%20Executiv.pdf?T=9

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/b27164/Budget%20Book%202026-27%20Updated%20following%20Council%2020th-Feb-2026%2010.00%20Council.pdf?T=9

During the financial year, the Council reports on Monitoring of Cost Base Reductions as part of its quarterly Review of Financial Performance reports to the Executive. These reports are available for 2025/26 at the links below, and the same information will be published during the 2026/27 financial year:

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s68833/Review%20of%20Financial%20Performance%20202526%20Quarter%201.pdf

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s70829/Review%20of%20Financial%20Performance%20202526%20Quarter%202.pdf

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s72360/Review%20of%20Financial%20Performance%20Q3.pdf

In addition to the budget setting reports, each Scrutiny Committee, and Overview and Scrutiny Management Board received reports during the budget consultation period, providing additional detail on budget proposals impacting services within their remit:

Community Safety: https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71509/Revenue%20and%20Capital%20Budget%20Proposals%2020262027.pdf

Environment: https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71473/Budget%20Proposals%20for%20202627%20Services%20under%20the%20remit%20of%20the%20Remit%20of%20the%20Environment%20Scrutiny%20Comm.pdf

Children’s and Culture: https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71766/5.0%20Council%20Budget%20202627.pdf

Highways and Transport: https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71735/Budget%20Highways%20and%20Transport%20Committee%20Paper%20Jan26.pdf

Growth: https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71781/BUDGET%20Growth%20Committee%20Jan26%20-%20Final%20v2.pdf

Adult Care and Public Health: https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71794/Adult%20Care%20and%20Community%20Wellbeing%20Budget%20Proposals%20for%2020262027.pdf

OSMB (service budget): https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71867/8.0%20Service%20Revenue%20and%20Capital%20Budget%20Proposals%202026-27%20OSMB.pdf

2. Expenditure in a financial year can be misleading as to the value of works delivered on the network because the major contracts also run to financial years and so payments and the impact of performance/service credits impact mid-year. There are also a number of capital schemes which may span over financial years. A more reliable measure of the amount of work delivered is to use the budget figures, which are provided below:

a. 2023/2024 - £71,767,068

b. 2024/2025 - £83,336,339

c. 2025/2026 (year-to-date) - £73,798,055 (full year)

3.

a. £2,342,900.

b. £2,342,900.

c. Nil.

4. The documents requested can be found via the links contained in this document.