Devolved budgets

Participatory Budgeting event

Salford City Council is committed to involving local people in decisions about the city. One example of this is the devolved budgets which are allocated to local communities. Every year, approximately £3 per person is allocated to each community committee to make decisions on how the budget should be spent.

Each community committee elects a sub-group from among its members. They assess applications and make recommendations about how the funding should be spent. Budget sub-groups include local residents and local councillors. They discuss ways in which the funding could best be used to deliver priorities in the community action plans. Recommendations are then taken to community committee for approval or further discussion.

Dates for these budget groups

Irlam/Cadishead Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting

8 May 2012 - Deadline date 17 April 2012
3 July 2012 - Deadline date 12 June 2012
4 September 2012 - Deadline date 14 August 2012
30 October 2012 - Deadline date 9 October 2012
18 December 2012 - Deadline date 27 November 2012

Claremont/Weaste Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting

16 April 2012 - Deadline date 26 March 2012
18 June 2012 - Deadline date 28 May 2012
20 August 2012, Deadline date 30 July 2012
15 October 2012, Deadline date 24 September 2012
17 December 2012, Deadline date 26 November 2012

East Salford Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting

10 April 2012 - Deadline date 20 March 2012
12 June 2012 - Deadline date 22 May 2012
14 August 2012 - Deadline date 24 July 2012
9 October 2012 - Deadline date 18 September 2012
11 December 2012 - Deadline date 20 November 2012

Worsley/Boothstown Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting

10 May 2012 - Deadline date 19 April 2012
5 July 2012 - Deadline date 14 June 2012
6 September 2012 - Deadline date 16 August 2012
1 November 2012 - Deadline date 11 October 2012

Ordsall/Langworthy Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting

24 April 2012 - Deadline date 3 April 2012
26 June 2012 - Deadline date 5 June 2012
28 August 2012 - Deadline date 7 August 2012

Swinton Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting

27 March 2012 - Deadline date 6 March 2012
26 June 2012 - Deadline date 5 June 2012
21 August 2012 - Deadline date 31 July 2012
23 October 2012 - Deadline date 2 October 2012
18 December 2012 - Deadline date 27 November 2012

Little Hulton/Walkden Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting

14 May 2012 - Deadline date 23 April 2012
16 July 2012 - Deadline date 25 June 2012
24 September 2012 - Deadline date 3 September 2012
3 December 2012 - Deadline date 12 November 2012
4 February 2013 - Deadline date 14 January 2013

Eccles Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting

11 May 2012 - Deadline date 20 April 2012

Devolved highways budgets

In addition to the community committee devolved budgets a further £50,000 of funding for highways and transport improvements is devolved to each community committee. This gives local people an opportunity to have a say on how highways budgets are spent.