1. Milton Keynes Council 2015/16 Budget Consultation - Let’s Talk Budget
Tim Hannam – Corporate Director, Resources
Nicole Jones – Service Director, Finance & Resources 1 1 1

2. Objectives The aim of this session;
To explain the financial context for Milton Keynes Council and why we need to make significant changes
To explain the financial impact of the draft 2015/16 Budget and the outlook to 2020
To highlight the ongoing budget consultation and clarify how you can participate
To discuss how the citizens of Milton Keynes can support the Council in providing sustainable services

3. Financial Context
The Council continues to face significant financial challenges over the medium term.
Government funding has reduced by c40% from and is expected to continue to reduce by up to 15% per year
Local demographic pressures are increasing, including unprecedented demand for social care (children’s and adults)
Low Council Tax (0% increase for 2015/16)
There are also a number of changes which lead to uncertainty:
National economic outlook
Introduction of Universal Credit
Care Act
Changes to national insurance payments

4. 2015/16 Draft Budget Summary

5. Savings Delivery to Date and Future Requirements
Savings from 2011/12 to 2014/15 = £68m
Savings in 2015/16 = £22m
Savings already identified between 2016/17 to 2019/20 = £14m
Savings yet to be identified between 2016/17 to 2019/20 = £32m

6. Funding gap
Original gap £68m
Revised gap
£32m
An increase to forecast social care demographic pressures and deeper Government funding reductions could increase the financial gap to £56m by 2019/20 6

7. Strategy to Address the Gap
Cost reduction; a drive to reduce all costs associated with the Council
New models of service delivery; to reconsider the purpose of the Council and to engage the public about alternative ways to deliver and access services
Outcomes based commissioning; working with partners, to allow a broader approach than with current commissioning arrangements
Commercialisation; to increase awareness of the cost of service delivery with the development and implementation of new income generation ideas

8. A Co-operative Council
Milton Keynes Council is now a Co-operative Council
Working with communities and individuals on the services which are the most important to them
This ethos will underpin our Community and Cultural Services Review
We cannot continue to deliver services as we do currently
We need a sustainable solution, beyond 2020
We need communities to be part of the solution
Innovative delivery models
Social Enterprises or staff mutual
Partnership / community co-location / delivery
Parish / town council-led provision

9. Areas of potential interest
Investment in adults (£3.2m) and children's (£1.5m) social care
Community and Cultural Services Review
Changes to concessionary fares and bus subsidies
Ways that citizens can work with the Council to deliver services differently

10. Budget Consultation
The Council’s annual Budget is the level of planned resource required to fund the following services;
Children’s & Education Services
Adult Social Care
Highways, Roads & Transport Services
Environment & Planning Services
Housing Services / Culture and Related Services
Milton Keynes Council is seeking your views on it’s draft 2015/16 Budget (consultation runs until 31st Jan).
This feedback will inform final 2015/16 budget, which the Cabinet meeting on 9th February recommends to full Council on the 18th February.
The draft Budget is also subject to independent scrutiny of the all party Budget Review Group (Oct-Feb).
You can respond to the consultation at:
Social #budgetMK
Website: