Money is tight
£20.7m
published forecast
The council says it still needs to find this much. It is not money already missing from the bank.
Council accountability · Checked 2026-08-02
Perth and Kinross Council: what was promised and what happened
Perth and Kinross has a listed 2026/27 day-to-day budget of £533.8m and a £20.7m gap. Its external audit says the medium-term plan showed an £80.4m gap from 2024/25 to 2030/31, with being used to balance budgets. This page needs more service results before judging what residents received for the money.
What this means
Perth and Kinross Council has money coming in. It also faces £20.7m in the published forecast. No result has been checked for this record yet. is shown separately from the council’s own figures.
This page keeps difficult findings visible without turning a forecast, a target or a count into something it does not mean. Open the source links when you want the full detail.
Words with a dotted underline have a quick explanation. Hover or tap them.
The headline
Three things to know
If you only read one part, read this. The detailed figures and official source links come after it.
Targets missed
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not checked yet
There is no checked service target in this record yet.
Still unanswered
3
things to check
We show what the public evidence does not answer yet, instead of guessing.
Follow the money
What the published figures say
A is not the same thing as money left to spend. A is money the council says it still needs to find, not a bill already unpaid. A number is a forecast. An is what really happened after the year ended. pays for everyday services. A pays for big, long-term things.
Money planned for everyday council services
£533.8m
2026/27
Audit Scotland lists a £533.8m budget for Perth and Kinross Council in 2026/27. This is the money planned for everyday council services.
Source: Local government budgets 2026/27
gap in the 2026/27 budget
Projected £20.7m
2026/27
The same bulletin lists a £20.7m gap. A gap is a the council says it must cover with savings, extra income, or other measures. It is not money already missing from a bank account.
Source: Local government budgets 2026/27
Approved savings listed for 2026/27
£8.8m
2026/27
Audit Scotland lists £8.8m of approved savings. This record does not assume every saving has been delivered; the final needs a later check.
Source: Local government budgets 2026/27
The missing evidence
What we still do not know about services
A is what the council promised. The reported result is what happened. We keep them side by side and flag it when the two figures cannot be compared fairly.
Red means the source says a target was missed or a matter is still open. Green means the target was met or the action is marked complete. Grey means there is not enough evidence for a firm result.
No comparable service target has been verified for this council yet. That is a research gap, not proof that every target was met.
Outside checks
What the auditors found
These are checks by people outside the council: Audit Scotland, the Accounts Commission and the Scottish Housing Regulator. An is a point they recorded after checking the books or how a service works. is the formal name for one of those checks. It is not a gold star for every service.
Audit Scotland / Accounts Commission · 2025-12-18
The medium-term plan shows a large funding gap
The 2024/25 audit report says Perth and Kinross's medium-term plan showed an £80.4m gap between 2024/25 and 2030/31. The council planned to use and said alone would not solve the longer-term problem.
What was recommended: Keep the long-term gap, reserve use and savings plan visible, with a clear update each year on what has actually been delivered.
What your council said it would do
Promises and deadlines
A is something the council said it would do. We look for a date, an owner and later proof. Saying it in a plan is not the same as finishing it.
Track savings and reserve use
In progressReport each year which savings came from and how much reserve money was used to balance the budget.
- Owner:
- Perth and Kinross Council
- Due:
- No date published
The audit sets out the long-term gap and reserve use. This record has not checked a later report that proves the planned savings are recurring.
What we still do not know
This is a first, source-complete record, not a claim that every council decision is covered. These gaps stay visible so the page cannot pretend to know more than the evidence supports.
- The £533.8m figure is the measure in the Audit Scotland bulletin. It should be paired with the council's signed 2026/27 budget table.
- The £80.4m gap covers six years and must not be presented as one year's .
- No local and actual comparisons have been added yet.
Show the 3 official sources
- 01Local government budgets 2026/27
Audit Scotland / Accounts Commission · 2026-06-11
The , reported 2026/27 , approved savings and other measures for each council.
- 02
- 03Perth and Kinross Council annual audit 2024/25
Audit Scotland / Accounts Commission · 2025-12-18
The medium-term funding gap, reserve use and findings.
Council officers and elected members can send corrections or a response through the contact page. Confirmed changes will be dated and recorded here.
Straight answers
Questions people ask
How much money does Perth and Kinross Council receive?
Perth and Kinross Council has £533.8m listed under Money planned for everyday council services for 2026/27. It is a budget or allocation, not proof of the final amount spent, and the other figures on this page are kept separate.
Has Perth and Kinross Council missed any targets?
No service-target result has been verified for this record yet.
Does this page prove that a councillor is personally responsible?
No. It records what the council, its officers, auditors and regulators published. It does not assign an individual motive or blame without a separate documented decision trail.
See the poverty figures alongside this record
The Perth and Kinross area page shows the local poverty, work and pay figures that explain why council decisions matter.
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