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All Indicators > Indicator IR1: Local government resourcing

Definition Local government expenditure per capita to produce healthy local and home environments (excluding any social security spend)
Dimension Intervening factors
Sector Resourcing to support health (macro)
Components
  • IR1_1 Expenditure personal social services
  • IR1_2 Expenditure sports and recreation
  • IR1_3 Expenditure environmental services
Source Numerator

2001, 2001 Ethnic: General Fund Services Revenue Account forms RO3, RO4, RO6, 2001/02 financial year, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2003: General Fund Services Revenue Account forms RO3, RO4, RO5, 2003/04 financial year, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2005: General Fund Services Revenue Account forms RO3, RO4, RO5, 2005/06 financial year, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Source Denominator

2001, 2001 Ethnic: Mid year population estimate 2001, ONS
2003: Mid year population estimate 2003, ONS
2005: Mid year population estimate 2005, ONS

Additional details

Total expenditure was extracted from General Fund Services Revenue Account forms as follows:

2001 and 2001 Ethnic Group Estimates
Form and title Line number Description
RO3
Personal Social Services		 1-8

Total personal social services expenditure includes:-

  • service strategy
  • children's and families services
  • older people (aged 65 and over) including mentally ill
  • adults (aged under 65) with a physical disability or sensory impairment
  • adults (aged under 65) with learning disabilities
  • adults (aged under 65) with mental health needs
  • asylum seekers
  • other adult services
RO4
Housing Benefit, Sports and Other		 57
58
  • Total expenditure sports facilities
  • Total expenditure sports development services and community recreation
RO6
Finance Housing and Environmental Services		 1,2
4-7
9
10
12,13
32, 35
37
38
39
40
41
  • Waste management
  • Environmental Health
  • Community safety - crime reduction
  • Community safety - safety services
  • Parks and open spaces
  • Homelessness
  • Home renovation
  • Other housing renewal
  • Housing support
  • Other housing
  • Advances under HSG and small dwellings

Total personal social services expenditure was available only at Unitary Authority and Shire County level. Shire County data were population weighted and distributed to the remaining Local Authority Districts.

As a regional resource, it is not possible to differentiate access by ethnic group. Thus all ethnic groups are attributed the same expenditure.

2003 Total Population Estimate
Form and title Line number Description
RO3
Personal Social Services		 1-8

Total personal social services expenditure includes:-

  • service strategy
  • children’s and families services
  • older people (aged 65 and over) including mentally ill
  • adults (aged under 65) with a physical disability or sensory impairment
  • adults (aged under 65) with learning disabilities
  • adults (aged under 65) with mental health needs
  • asylum seekers
  • other adult services
RO4
Housing services		 42-48 Homelessness
  31, 38 Private sector housing renewal
  80 Other non-HRA housing services
  20 Housing advances
RO5 Cultural, environmental and planning services 128
  • Sport and recreation facilities including golf courses
123
  • Sports development and community recreation
281-282
  • Waste management
221, 227, 228, 270
  • Environmental health
231
  • Community safety - crime reduction
232
  • Community safety - safety services
130
  • Parks and open spaces
2005 Total Population Estimate
Form and title Line number Description
RO3
Personal Social Services		 39661

Total personal social services expenditure includes:-

  • service strategy
  • children’s and families services
  • older people (aged 65 and over) including mentally ill
  • adults (aged under 65) with a physical disability or sensory impairment
  • adults (aged under 65) with learning disabilities
  • adults (aged under 65) with mental health needs
  • asylum seekers
  • other adult services
RO4
Housing services		 42-48 Homelessness
  31, 38 Private sector housing renewal
  80 Other non-HRA housing services
  20 Housing advances
R04 and RO5 Cultural, environmental and planning services 128
  • Sport and recreation facilities including golf courses
123
  • Sports development and community recreation
281-282
  • Waste management
221, 227, 228, 270
  • Environmental health
231
  • Community safety - crime reduction
232
  • Community safety - safety services
130
  • Parks and open spaces

Total personal social services expenditure was available only at Unitary Authority and Shire County level. Shire County data were population weighted and distributed to the remaining Local Authority Districts.

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