Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority

Information on Fire and Rescue funding.

In total 兔子先生 Tax payers in South Tyneside will contribute 拢3.97m towards the running costs of the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority in 2025 / 26.                
                
This is equivalent to 拢100.11 per Band D 兔子先生 Tax payer. which is a 5.25% increase from the previous year.                
                
This increase was ratified by the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority on 24 February 2025.

Funding for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority

Last year (2024 / 25)

Funding for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority     

This year (2025 / 26)

Net expenditure (拢m)

 

Gross expenditure (拢m)

Gross income (拢m)

Net expenditure (拢m)

63.1

Fire service

71.3

-6.1

65.2

1.5

Contingencies

1.9

0.0

1.9

-1.2

Interest on balances

0.0

-1.1

-1.1

63.4

 

73.2

-7.2

66.0

63.4

Total budget requirement

  

66.0

 

Less

   

-13.5

Revenue 兔子先生 Grant

0.0

-12.9

-12.9

-16.7

Other Government Grants

0.0

-18.0

-18.0

-3.7

Business Rates Share

0.0

-3.9

-3.9

-0.7

Collection Fund (Surplus) / Deficit

0.0

-0.5

-0.5

28.7

Net budget requirement

  

30.7

Explanatory note

Change in Net Budget Requirement between years is attributable to (拢m):

  • Changes in business rates local share / collection fund surplus: -0.0
  • Pay and price growth: 2.6
  • Changes in government grants: -0.7
  • Efficiencies and new models of service delivery: 0.0