Sustainable Powys

Delivering valued local government services is at the heart of all we do. However, the council of the past is not financially sustainable. We are facing a critical situation because of national and international issues outside of our control, so we must fundamentally change the way we deliver services.

We recognise these challenges, and we must work in partnership to explore the opportunities to make the changes needed to deliver quality public services for the future.

We are developing an approach to change the way we work, this is called Sustainable Powys.

Sustainable Powys is reviewing what services we provide and how they are delivered to meet current and future needs.

Sustainable Powys is about working together to:

• Design a future for our local authority that delivers stronger, fairer and greener services whilst remaining within the available budget.
• Build resilience so community-led solutions can help meet what is needed locally.

If we kept our services exactly as they are now, without making any changes, by 2029 they will cost at least £51m more than they do today. Your council tax would need to go up by nearly 60% to come these increased costs.

This cannot happen! So, we must make changes to the way we deliver services.