Description
Most local authorities have significant funding gaps for next year. East Sussex County Council is facing a funding gap of £55 million. As local authorities have a legal responsibility to set a balanced budget, this means making some difficult decisions about how the Council spends its money in future.
Every department at the Council will need to find savings to close the funding gap. Some of the savings proposals were considered by the Council’s Cabinet in September, including the Adult Social Care and Health (ASCH) proposals that require consultations. More savings proposals for ASCH and the other departments will be discussed at a future Cabinet meeting.
Public consultations
There are 11 proposals for ASCH that we are consulting on. A decision is expected to be made on the proposals by Councillors in February 2025.
The consultations started on 3 Oct and close on 28 Nov 2024:
- Community Support Services (learning disability service)
- East Sussex Floating Support Service (service for people aged 16+)
- Hookstead and St Nicholas (learning disability day services)
- Linden Court and Beeching Park (learning disability day services)
- Mental Health Community Outreach Service (service for older people)
- Milton Grange (day service for older people)
- Phoenix Centre (day service for older people)
- Recovery services for drug and alcohol misuse (services for adults)
- Steps to Work (learning disability service)
- Supported accommodation provision for vulnerable adults
- Supported accommodation provision for adults with mental health needs
Our consultation website has a page that includes information about all of the consultations: East Sussex funding gap: Information about the Adult Social Care and Health savings proposals - East Sussex - Citizen Space, as well as a webpage for each individual consultation.