FAQs

Is the Council delivering value for money?

According to a recent audit report the Council isn't delivering value for money. 

However the auditors have acknowledged our work and commitment to value for moneyand improving our services.  We have established a strategy for dealing with value for money and improving our services, which focuses on further understanding our costs across the directorates.

Oxford is in a high cost part of the country as far as rents, rates and salaries are concerned.  We pay out more money in some areas than others, for example Oxford has one of the highest percentages of homelessness and therefore we spend more money trying to counteract the problem.  In other areas we have consciously chosen to spend more money, for example £1.5m in grants to the community,  £420,000 in community development and £2.2m in transport subsidies for the elderly.

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