How Brighton & Hove Council's budget cuts in 2015-16 will affect the most vulnerable residents.

1. Brighton & Hove budget cuts
2015-16
• Adult services: £3.25 million cut
• Sport, culture, democratic involvement,
community grants: £1.24 million cut
• Children’s services: £812,000 cut
• Environment, development & housing: £3.5
million cut
• Finance and benefits: £1.8 million cut
• Public health: £372,000 cut

2. Part A:
Cuts to services for
vulnerable
residents

3. Adult Social Care
£3.25 million cuts to services for
older people, people with learning
disabilities and people with mental
health needs, including:
• Fewer beds in Older People’s
Resource Centres
• Everyone’s care package to be
reviewed
• Cuts to funding for voluntary
sector providers
• Cuts and privatisation of homecare
service
• Cut to Able & Willing subsidy

4. Changes to Council Tax
Reduction and Housing
Benefit
• No Council Tax Reduction for
anyone with savings over £6,000
(down from £16,000)
• No Council Tax Reduction for
people who share a house with
others on low incomes
• Double contribution required of
adult children still living at home
• Cuts to staff who help vulnerable
people make claims
• Move to 100% online claim system

5. Environment, transport,
planning & housing
• Closure of some public toilets and
cuts to opening hours of others
• Cuts to bus services on routes 21,
21A, 21B, 38A, 84
• Removal of parking meters – pay
by phone only
• Cut to support for energy
efficiency improvements to homes
in the city
• Cut to Supporting People funding
for most vulnerable residents

6. Impact on vulnerable
people
“Budget reductions across the
organisation for services for
vulnerable adults at a time of
increased pressures on services
(homelessness and rough sleeping in
the city continue to rise), welfare
reform changes and rising rents will
lead to considerable negative
cumulative impacts on vulnerable
people in the city with housing and
support needs.”
Equality Impact Assessment (Appendix 8 of draft budget), page
74