How the budget is spent

East Lothian Council has a total budget of £330.597m for public services during 2024/25.  This is allocated as shown below:

  • Children’s Services – 6%
  • Education Services – 46%
  • Finance – 3%
  • Corporate Services – 3%
  • Health & Social Care – 21%
  • Development – 0.5%
  • Housing – 0.5%
  • Infrastructure – 10%
  • Communities and Partnerships – 4%
  • Corporate Commitments – 6%
 

TOTAL NET EXPENDITURE

CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

SERVICE

£’000

£’000

%

Children's Services

20,279

772

4.0

Education Service

151,970

7,192

6.6

Finance

8,943

(626)

(6.5)

Corporate Services

10,684

522

5.1

Health and Social Care

68,964

471

0.7

Development

1,957

(91)

(4.4)

Housing

2,010

(10)

(0.5)

Infrastructure

32,334

(584)

(0.2)

Communities and Partnerships

13,236

(1,265)

(8.7)

Corporate Commitments

20,220

3,438

20.1

TOTAL

330,597

9,819

3.1