Budget & Spending Report
Hillingdon Council is grappling with significant overspends in social care and education, totalling tens of millions of pounds.
Hillingdon Council is currently addressing a projected £30.2 million overspend for the financial year, as reported to the Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee in November 2025. This overspend is primarily driven by increasing demand for adult social care (£8.2 million) and children's social care (£5.1 million), alongside £2.7 million in pay inflation and £7.1 million from savings no longer deliverable in-year. The full £10.5 million contingency budget has been utilised to manage these pressures.
Separately, Hillingdon schools face a £12.5 million deficit in the Dedicated Schools Grant due to rising costs for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), a figure that remained unchanged in November 2025 when addressed by the Children, Families and Education Select Committee. This committee also discussed a projected £3.9 million overspend for Children's Services in September 2025, attributed to rising care costs and accommodation issues.
The Budget & Spending Report, which details Hillingdon Council's income and expenditure, is regularly scrutinised by committees to monitor financial management and review performance. This ongoing oversight helps identify financial pressures and track the implementation of savings. No further meetings are currently scheduled to discuss this topic.
Key facts
- Hillingdon Council faces a projected £30.2 million overspend, reported in November 2025. Source
- Hillingdon schools face a £12.5 million deficit in the Dedicated Schools Grant, addressed in November 2025. Source
- Hillingdon's Children's Services projected a £3.9 million deficit in September 2025. Source
- The Corporate Resources & Infrastructure Select Committee reviewed the budget monitoring position as of August 2025 on 19 November 2025. Source
- The Children, Families and Education Select Committee addressed the DSG deficit on 13 November 2025. Source
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