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Overview

South East · Non-metropolitan district

Reigate and Banstead

2026/27 view

Reigate and Banstead · ONS E07000211

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

51/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Mixed

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 77 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover41
Debt burden64
Liquidity81
Debt direction7
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-16.04m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£4.68m 22.6%
Service expenditure £24.77m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£2.75m 10.0%
Unallocated reserves £3.50m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£23.0k 0.7%
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 £24.77m
0.9%
2020/21: £24.99m 2021/22: £36.84m 2022/23: £31.31m 2023/24: £27.51m 2024/25: £24.77m
Net revenue expenditure £20.20m
7.5%
2020/21: £21.83m 2021/22: £32.94m 2022/23: £23.20m 2023/24: £22.27m 2024/25: £20.20m
Council Tax requirement £17.18m
17.2%
2020/21: £14.65m 2021/22: £14.89m 2022/23: £15.61m 2023/24: £16.42m 2024/25: £17.18m
Unallocated reserves £3.50m
81.5%
2020/21: £18.92m 2021/22: £3.08m 2022/23: £3.48m 2023/24: £3.48m 2024/25: £3.50m
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 population159,1342024 estimate
Latest net debt£-16.04m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Reigate and Banstead, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
54.1%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.1 percentage points vs 2023/24
24 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste375.2 kgper household−6.0 kg year on year
Waste collected331.4 kgper resident−11.9 kg year on year
Household waste53,057tonnes collected28,692 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

28,692 t recycled, composted or reused 24,364 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

54.1%
2015/16: 48.8%2016/17: 55.0%2017/18: 53.9%2018/19: 53.8%2019/20: 54.3%2020/21: 53.2%2021/22: 55.6%2022/23: 54.2%2023/24: 54.2%2024/25: 54.1%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Reigate and Banstead.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
61 Open schools
23,894 Pupils
27,266 School places
87.6% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Reigate and Banstead.

Attainment 8
49.9
South East 47.0
England 46.1
3.8 points above England
English & maths grade 5+
53.7%
South East 47.9%
England 45.4%
8.3 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
53.4%
South East 41.6%
England 40.5%
12.9 percentage points above England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

0.21

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

47.2 18/19
52.8 19/20
53.3 20/21
51.4 21/22
49.5 22/23
50.4 23/24
49.9 24/25
Education context

Reigate and Banstead's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are above both South East 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 Reigate and Banstead, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£480,000
+ 12.9% over five years
Median resident earnings
£43,434
+ 8.7% over five years
House price to earnings
11.05×
Higher from 10.63× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Reigate and Banstead.

£1,637 / month
+ 1.8% in the last year
July 2026
Reigate and Banstead
£1,637
+ 1.8%
South East
£1,419
+ 2.9%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with South East £218 more per month
Compared with England £186 more per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

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

Reigate and Banstead
11.05×
South East
9.20×
England
7.64×
Compared with South East Less affordable
Compared with England Less 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 received252this quarter+28 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided198this quarter−74 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
88.4%approved
Overall approval rate175 granted23 refused+1.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

95.0%
Rank 104 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

2.7 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major3100.0%100.0% Minor5184.3%88.2% Other14489.6%97.2%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 2842024 Q3: 2582024 Q4: 2352025 Q1: 2902025 Q2: 2552025 Q3: 2712025 Q4: 2242026 Q1: 2522024 Q2: 2962024 Q3: 2852024 Q4: 2422025 Q1: 2442025 Q2: 2712025 Q3: 2402025 Q4: 2722026 Q1: 198
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

102%
Required1,384homes over three years
Delivered1,411homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Reigate and Banstead, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 9,511 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 59.8 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 2.0% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Reigate and Banstead Your council
59.8 − 2.0%
South East Region
70.5 − 2.7%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Reigate and Banstead has a recorded crime rate 15.2% below South East. It is 28.4% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Surrey
Violence 3,849
24.2 per 1,000 − 0.7%
Theft 2,417
15.2 per 1,000 − 5.3%
Public order 978
6.1 per 1,000 − 9.4%
Criminal damage 890
5.6 per 1,000 + 5.6%
Shoplifting 661
4.2 per 1,000 − 26.0%
Vehicle offences 596
3.7 per 1,000 + 14.4%
Burglary 392
2.5 per 1,000 + 4.8%
Drug offences 427
2.7 per 1,000 − 1.6%
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 Reigate and Banstead.

61 schools
Open schools 61
Pupils 23,894
School places 27,266
Capacity used 87.6%
Primary 35 schools
11,521 pupils
Other / specialist 17 schools
3,927 pupils
Secondary 6 schools
7,462 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
All-through 1 school
984 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 7
11.5% of open schools
Previous full framework 21
34.4% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 17
27.9% of open schools
No Ofsted record 14
23.0% of open schools
No published outcome 2
3.3% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

7 schools assessed
Achievement 7 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Attendance & behaviour 7 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 3
Needs attention 1
Curriculum & teaching 7 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Inclusion 7 assessed
Expected standard 5
Strong standard 2
Leadership & governance 7 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Personal development 7 assessed
Strong standard 4
Expected standard 2
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 7 assessed
Met 7
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 4
Good 16
Requires improvement 1
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Banstead Community Junior School URN 125023 · SM7 2BQ Primary 278 360 Good
Banstead Infant School and Nursery URN 140808 · SM7 2BQ Primary 240 210 Ungraded inspection
Dovers Green School URN 145205 · RH2 7RF Primary 203 288 Good
Earlswood Infant and Nursery School URN 124987 · RH1 6DZ Primary 372 438 Ungraded inspection
Earlswood Junior School URN 125068 · RH1 6JX Primary 382 480 Good
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres URN 150679 · KT18 5RJ Primary 417 472 No published outcome
Furzefield Primary Academy URN 151680 · RH1 3PA Primary 403 472 Good
Hatchlands Primary URN 145887 · RH1 6AT Primary 334 420 Good
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 159,134 2024
South East region 9,642,942
Reigate and Banstead represents 1.65% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+10,086 residents ↑ 6.8%
2019: 149,048 residents2020: 149,545 residents2021: 151,497 residents2022: 153,828 residents2023: 156,657 residents2024: 159,134 residents
Reigate and Banstead +6.8%
South East +4.9%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Reigate and Banstead's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.9 percentage points above the South East and 2.5 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Reigate and Banstead?

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

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 11,029 6.9% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +11.0% +1,092 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +44 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Reigate and Banstead LOCAL AUTHORITY
6.9%
South East REGION
9.5%
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
11,029 9,888 8,746
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.

POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

No annual PM2.5 estimate is currently available.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

Not enough annual data is available to show a trend.
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
A UK-AIR monitoring station is recorded for this council, but no current core-pollutant observation is available.
HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

No current OHID particulate-air-pollution mortality estimate is available.
Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional.
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
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
£24.77m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£20.20m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£17.18m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£3.50m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £156
Median for councils of the same type £166 6.0% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Central services Gross £17.91m · Income £5.28m
£12.63m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £10.65m · Income £5.39m
£5.26m
Culture and related services Gross £3.93m · Income £1.08m
£2.86m
Planning and development Gross £3.67m · Income £1.09m
£2.58m
Housing Gross £3.51m · Income £1.52m
£1.99m
Highways and transport Gross £1.64m · Income £2.20m
£-555.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£17.18m
Retained business rates£1.01m
Revenue Support Grant£158.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £3.48m
Closing £3.50m
£23.0k 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
£13.00m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£29.04m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-16.04m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-101 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-101
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 205.8% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£4.68m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£4.68m +22.6%
Change across the series +£7.96m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased despite borrowing not rising because investments and cash fell during the quarter.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

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

2026/27 Q1
Short-term borrowing£13.00m
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
£9.96m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
97.90% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£290,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£156.71m 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
£9.96m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 17.8%
+ £1.50m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£8.46m 2021/22 £9.43m 2022/23 £9.15m 2023/24 £9.15m 2024/25 £9.96m 2025/26

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.

£9.96m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £3.52m

35.4% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £6.44m

64.6% 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 97.90%

England average: 95.60%  ·  2.30 percentage points above 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

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Reigate and Banstead Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Reigate & Bansteadmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Reigate and Bansteadmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
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.