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Residents and businesses have the opportunity to tell Rochford District Council about their future spending priorities, by taking part in the budget survey.

Your views are essential, as they will help the Council make the right decisions as it sets its financial plans for future years. We need to know about the services that matter to YOU so please go to www.rochford.gov.uk/budgetsurvey and give us your thoughts by the deadline of October 24th, 2021.

Rochford District Council spends more than £15m each year providing a diverse range of services including:

• Recycling and Waste Collection
• Street Cleansing
• Accommodation for the Homeless
• Leisure Services
• Planning Services
• Building Control Services
• Parks and Open Spaces
• Safeguarding and Community Safety

We need your views on how we deliver these key services in the future as we face increasing financial constraints.

Between 2010 and 2021 Rochford District Council has delivered a range of efficiencies totalling around £6m whilst continuing to deliver the key services that residents have told us they value. Despite this the Council continues to face budgetary pressures from COVID19, rising inflation and increasing demand for public services, which create an expected difference between the level of funding available and the amount of money the Council needs to spend (called the budget gap), of around £2m within 5 years.