Hampshire County Council faces £199m budget shortfall

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 20:16 · Archive

Hampshire County Council is consulting on how to address a projected budget shortfall of £198.9m for 2027/28.

Hampshire County Council is consulting the public on how to address a projected budget shortfall of £198.9m for 2027/28. The consultation will run until 13 December. The authority says it has already exhausted many options to cut costs and increase efficiency.

The council has delivered £95 million in savings in the past year, with a further £40 million of efficiencies built into this year's budget. Together, measures since 2008 will have reduced costs by a total of £770m whilst maintaining council tax rates at one of the lowest in the country.

Cllr Nick Adams-King, leader of Hampshire County Council, said the funding gap continues to grow, driven by rising demand for care and support. He said: 'Every month, around 45 more older residents need our help paying for care after their own savings run out. We are also supporting more adults and children with increasingly complex needs.'

The News reports that more public services could be cut and new charges introduced.

How it is being reported

• Council could cut services and introduce new charges as £199m budget gap loomsIt has warned more public services could be cutThe News, Portsmouth · 3 Nov, 19:43
• County council faces £198.9m budget gap as residents asked for their viewsThe authority is facing a projected shortfall of £198.9m for 2027/28 and says it has already exhausted many options to cut costs and increase efficiency.Romsey Advertiser · 2 Nov, 14:55

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