Wandsworth Council Budget 2025/26
Wandsworth Council is currently addressing a projected £1.6 million overspend for its 2025/26 budget, driven by housing and health pressures.
Wandsworth Council is currently addressing a projected £1.6 million overspend for its 2025/26 revenue budget. This financial pressure, representing approximately 1% of the approved service committee budget of £293.167 million, was discussed at a recent Cabinet meeting in September 2025, according to the Quarter 1 Financial Monitoring report.
The overspend is primarily driven by increasing demands on housing and health services, with significant cost pressures identified in housing due to rising numbers of homeless individuals. No further meetings are currently scheduled to discuss the Wandsworth Council Budget 2025/26.
Key facts
- Wandsworth Council is facing a projected £1.6 million overspend for its 2025/26 budget. Source
- The overspend is primarily due to increasing demands on housing and health services. Source
- This overspend represents approximately 1% of the approved service committee budget of £293.167 million. Source
- The financial pressures were addressed at a Cabinet meeting in September 2025. Source
- Housing cost pressure is £0.6 million, attributed to increasing numbers of homeless individuals. Source
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