West Midlands · Metropolitan district

Dudley

2026/27 view

Dudley · ONS E08000027

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

72/ 100

COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 6 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated

Reserves cover86

Debt burden52

Liquidity73

Debt direction82

YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.

Net debt £483.99m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4

−£62.61m 11.5%

Service expenditure £558.00m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

+£11.50m 2.1%

Unallocated reserves £25.66m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

+£16.90m 192.8%

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25

Service expenditure £558.00m

21.9%

Net revenue expenditure £258.17m

13.9%

Council Tax requirement £155.58m

21.0%

Unallocated reserves £25.66m

11.1%

COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published

Score this council

Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified

Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified

Resident population331,9302024 estimate

Latest net debt£483.99m2026/27 Q1 quarter end

ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25

Unclassified roads18.0%requiring maintenance investigation−3.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 79 / 130peer median 15.0%

A roads & motorways2.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 15 / 149peer median 4.0%

B & C roads2.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 9 / 133peer median 5.0%

A roads & motorways2.0% red

Good 80.0%Amber 18.0%Red 2.0%

B & C roads2.0% red

Good 80.0%Amber 18.0%Red 2.0%

ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better

2015/162024/25

A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified

2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads5.1%94 km network

B, C & unclassified2.1%945 km network

Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing4.0%Preservation1.1%

WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Dudley, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25

39.2%recycled

Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

1.7 percentage points vs 2023/24

48 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%

Residual waste474.5 kgper household−45.1 kg year on year

Waste collected334.0 kgper resident−25.7 kg year on year

Household waste111,079tonnes collected43,595 tonnes recycled

WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

43,595 t recycled, composted or reused 67,483 t not recycled

RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

39.2%

2015/162024/25

EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Dudley.

2024/25

SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools

118 Open schools

47,675 Pupils

53,326 School places

89.4% Capacity utilisation

ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Dudley.

Attainment 8

43.8

West Midlands 44.6

England 46.1

2.3 points below England

English & maths grade 5+

41.6%

West Midlands 41.7%

England 45.4%

3.8 percentage points below England

EBacc entry

32.5%

West Midlands 37.9%

England 40.5%

8.0 percentage points below England

PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.10

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.

TREND

Attainment 8 over time

44.6 18/19

48.0 19/20

48.8 20/21

47.7 21/22

43.7 22/23

43.1 23/24

43.8 24/25

Education context

Dudley's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both West Midlands and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency

HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Dudley, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025

Median house price

£240,000

+ 33.3% over five years

Median resident earnings

£35,486

+ 14.1% over five years

House price to earnings

6.76×

Higher from 5.79× five years ago

PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Dudley.

£853 / month

+ 3.3% in the last year

July 2026

Dudley

£853

+ 3.3%

West Midlands

£974

+ 4.5%

England

£1,451

+ 3.8%

Compared with West Midlands £121 less per month

Compared with England £598 less per month

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Dudley

6.76×

West Midlands

6.80×

England

7.64×

Compared with West Midlands More affordable

Compared with England More affordable

Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings

PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1

Applications received243this quarter+28 vs 2025 Q4

Applications decided214this quarter+49 vs 2025 Q4

Outstanding applications—at quarter end

75.7%approved

Overall approval rate162 granted52 refused−12.2 pts vs previous quarter

DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

77.1%

Rank 276 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

16.2 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major5100.0%100.0% Minor5470.4%64.8% Other15576.8%80.7%

QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters

HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

92%

Required1,959homes over three years

Delivered1,797homes over three years

100% requirement

Action planHDT 2025 government assessment

CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Dudley, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026

Recorded offences 24,742 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud

Crime rate 74.5 offences per 1,000 residents

Annual change − 1.5% compared with the previous year

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents

Dudley Your council

74.5 − 1.5%

West Midlands Region

82.2 − 1.2%

England National

83.4 − 1.5%

Dudley has a recorded crime rate 9.4% below West Midlands. It is 10.7% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

West Midlands

Violence 10,150

30.6 per 1,000 + 0.6%

Theft 8,121

24.5 per 1,000 − 6.2%

Public order 1,437

4.3 per 1,000 − 7.4%

Criminal damage 2,120

6.4 per 1,000 + 1.3%

Shoplifting 2,760

8.3 per 1,000 − 9.5%

Vehicle offences 2,302

6.9 per 1,000 − 2.8%

Burglary 1,471

4.4 per 1,000 − 0.8%

Drug offences 573

1.7 per 1,000 + 15.1%

ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data

SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Dudley.

118 schools

Open schools 118

Pupils 47,675

School places 53,326

Capacity used 89.4%

Primary 78 schools

27,179 pupils

Secondary 19 schools

19,043 pupils

Other / specialist 17 schools

1,331 pupils

16+ provision 3 schools

0 pupils

Nursery 1 school

122 pupils

CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information

Renewed framework 14

11.9% of open schools

Previous full framework 58

49.2% of open schools

Ungraded inspection 32

27.1% of open schools

No Ofsted record 13

11.0% of open schools

No published outcome 1

0.8% of open schools

RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

14 schools assessed

Achievement 14 assessed

Expected standard 11

Needs attention 2

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour 14 assessed

Expected standard 8

Strong standard 5

Needs attention 1

Curriculum & teaching 14 assessed

Expected standard 9

Strong standard 3

Needs attention 2

Inclusion 14 assessed

Expected standard 9

Strong standard 5

Leadership & governance 14 assessed

Expected standard 10

Strong standard 3

Needs attention 1

Personal development 14 assessed

Expected standard 9

Strong standard 5

Safeguarding 14 assessed

Met 14

PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 3

Good 38

Requires improvement 5

Not judged 12

LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School	Phase	Pupils	Capacity	Latest Ofsted position
Alder Coppice Primary School URN 103869 · DY3 3PS	Primary	351	435	Ungraded inspection
Amblecote Primary School URN 103806 · DY8 4DQ	Primary	299	315	Renewed framework
Ashwood Park Primary School URN 103818 · DY8 5DJ	Primary	293	367	Requires improvement
Beechwood Church of England Primary School URN 142047 · DY2 7QA	Primary	214	315	Good
Belle Vue Primary School URN 103828 · DY8 5BZ	Primary	381	420	Not judged
Blanford Mere Primary School URN 103792 · DY6 7EA	Primary	311	315	Ungraded inspection
Blowers Green Primary School URN 147708 · DY2 8UZ	Primary	245	210	Ungraded inspection
Bramford Primary School URN 139437 · WV14 9TU	Primary	476	420	Ungraded inspection

School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.

Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported

Revenue budget£0.00Not imported

Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn

Contracts00 active

Identified suppliers0Normalised entities

PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 331,930 2024

West Midlands region 6,187,204

Five-year population change

+9,840 residents ↑ 3.1%

Dudley +3.1%

West Midlands +4.5%

England +4.3%

Growth context

Dudley's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.4 percentage points below the West Midlands and 1.2 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates

Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile

PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Dudley?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available

LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Dudley compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025

Male 79.1 years

0.9 years lower than England

England 80.0

Female 83.1 years

0.7 years lower than England

England 83.8

HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male

59.6

1.3 year s below England

England 60.9

Female

58.9

2.4 year s below England

England 61.3

2022 - 24

EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024

165.3 per 100,000

England 145.8

Worse

Cardiovascular disease 2025

86.2 per 100,000

England 71.5

Worse

Cancer 2025

127.2 per 100,000

England 114.6

Similar

Liver disease 2025

27.5 per 100,000

England 19.4

Worse

Respiratory disease 2025

32.8 per 100,000

England 31.5

Similar

Suicide rate 2022 - 24

9.2 per 100,000

England 10.9

Similar

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024

Dudley 11.7% England 10.4%

Similar

Adults overweight or obese 2024/25

Dudley 72.2% England 68.0%

Worse

Physically active adults 2024/25

Dudley 64.1% England 64.6%

Worse

Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24

Dudley 521.7 England 504.1

Rate per 100,000 Similar

CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25

25.9%

Dudley 25.9% England 23.5%

Council compared with England Worse

Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25

39.9%

Dudley 39.9% England 36.2%

Council compared with England Worse

Physically active children 2024/25

48.1%

Dudley 48.1% England 49.1%

Council compared with England Similar

MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25

88.5%

Dudley 88.5% England 83.7%

Council compared with England Better

Bowel cancer screening 2025

69.1%

Dudley 69.1% England 72.9%

Council compared with England Worse

WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026

63.5 per 100

England 66.3 per 100 Similar

Air pollution mortality 2024

5.5%

England 5.3% Not compared

Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework

BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Dudley?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026

PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 45,336 13.7% of the 2024 resident population May 2026

CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +5.8% +2,471 people

LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +178 since April 2026

LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026

Dudley LOCAL AUTHORITY

13.7%

West Midlands REGION

13.9%

England COUNTRY

12.3%

Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.

24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026

45,594 41,581 37,568

June 2024 May 2026

What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore

AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024

POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.3 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.8 µg/m³

Other sources 0.5 µg/m³

Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.

LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

39.3%

12.0 6.8

2011 2024

Since 2011 ↓ 39.3%

5 years ↓ 28.2%

10 years ↓ 36.3%

CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR

No active UK-AIR monitoring station is currently mapped to this council.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.5% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution

2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source

HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer

Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted

Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions

Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet

Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn

Total service expenditure

£558.00m 2024/25 actual outturn

Net revenue expenditure

£258.17m 2024/25 actual outturn

Council Tax requirement

£155.58m 2024/25 actual outturn

Unallocated reserves

£25.66m 2024/25 actual outturn

Service expenditure per resident £1,681

Median for councils of the same type £1,935 13.1% below peer median

2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn

Education Gross £273.58m · Income £36.24m

£237.34m

Adult social care Gross £200.32m · Income £61.47m

£138.85m

Children's social care Gross £92.79m · Income £7.60m

£85.19m

Public health Gross £26.08m · Income £841.0k

£25.24m

Environmental and regulatory services Gross £42.02m · Income £17.53m

£24.49m

Culture and related services Gross £23.60m · Income £8.81m

£14.79m

Highways and transport Gross £20.08m · Income £7.08m

£13.01m

Planning and development Gross £14.38m · Income £4.57m

£9.80m

Central services Gross £66.92m · Income £61.99m

£4.93m

Housing Gross £5.81m · Income £1.46m

£4.36m

CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£155.58m

Retained business rates£112.63m

UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £8.76m

Closing £25.66m

£16.90m increase during 2024/25

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset

BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return

Outstanding borrowing

£615.74m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Investments and cash

£131.75m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt

£483.99m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt per resident

£1,458 Per resident using latest population

This council's net debt per resident £1,458

Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 0.7% lower than the peer median

QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£62.61m quarterly reduction

2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1

Latest quarterly movement −£62.61m −11.5%

Change across the series −£248.77m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1

What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1

Public Works Loan Board£605.71m

Other longer-term borrowing£10.00m

Short-term borrowing£35.0k

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset

COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26

Outstanding arrears

£32.89m Total outstanding at financial year-end

Collection rate

94.91% Collected against the in-year debit

Council tax written off

£561,000 Written off during the financial year

Council tax collected

£193.41m Receipts relating to the financial year

FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26

OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26

£32.89m

CHANGE SINCE 2021/22

+ 81.4%

+ £14.76m

ENGLAND CHANGE

+49.5%

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£32.89m outstanding

CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £11.74m

35.7% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £21.14m

64.3% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26

In-year collection rate 94.91%

England average: 95.60% · 0.70 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records

CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts

Contract	Supplier	Status	End date	Original value

SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions

Supplier	Payments	Published expenditure

PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported

Document	Dataset	Period	Status	Official source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Dudley	mhclg housing delivery test	HDT 2025–HDT 2025	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Dudley	mhclg planning ps2	1979 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Dudley	mhclg planning ps1	1996 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
DfT road condition statistics — Dudley	dft local road condition	2007/08–2024/25	imported	Open
Defra local authority waste statistics — Dudley MBC	defra local authority waste	2010/11–2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Dudley	mhclg borrowing investment	2026/27 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Dudley	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2024/25	imported	Open

How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.