Appendix 2: Detailed summary of Growth and Demand pressures 2026/27 to 2029/30 - Resources and Transformation
Resources and Transformation Growth Demand Pressures
| Ref | Description | 2026/27 (£) | 2027/28 (£) | 2028/29 (£) | 2029/30 (£) | Total (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Ongoing funding for additional HR advisory posts to support absence management | 87,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,045 |
| 39 | Senior management training programme | 87,175 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 187,175 |
| 40 | Additional resources to support the delivery of employee benefit salary sacrifice schemes | 37,433 | 11,000 | 0 | 0 | 48,433 |
| 41 | Cloud/ Microsoft licences and digital infrastructure contractual inflation | 226,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226,520 |
| 42 | Investment in magic notes software to deliver efficiencies within Adults & Children's operational teams | 120,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120,000 |
| 43 | Reversal of additional resources within the procurement team (2025/26 investment) | 0 | (200,000) | 0 | 0 | (200,000) |
| 44 | Reduction of additional resources to support external funding team (2025/26 investment) | (19,110) | (25,574) | 0 | 0 | (44,684) |
| 45 | One Source system business as usual and legislative maintenance | 250,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250,000 |
| 46 | Reduction in housing benefit administration grant | 21,820 | 50,843 | 47,585 | 44,534 | 164,782 |
| 47 | Continuation of 2025/26 resources to support implementation of enabling technology solutions to deliver savings within customer experience centre | 26,091 | 1,130 | (82,121) | (257,482) | (312,382) |
| 48 | Additional resource for preventative work to help reduce homelessness and the use of bed & breakfast | 58,978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58,978 |
| 49 | Ongoing software costs following completion of enabling technology capital project within customer experience centre | 0 | 0 | 80,000 | 0 | 80,000 |
| 50 | Continuation of Walsall Connected initiative on Manor Farm/ Lichfield Street site | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60,000 |
| 51 | Online public consultation tool | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 |
| 52 | Reversal of senior partnership officer to support Walsall 2040 (2025/26 investment) | 0 | (16,000) | 0 | 0 | (16,000) |
| 53 | Apprenticeship Levy – rightsizing to meet statutory payments | 250,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250,000 |
| 54 | Additional resource to support in statutory & non statutory consultations | 43,888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43,888 |
| n/a | Total Resources and Transformation | 1,269,840 | (78,601) | 45,464 | 9212,948) | 1,023,755 |