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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority council debt

Other public body, England. Latest figures: Jun 2026.

Total debt
£27.4m
£27,392,000
Net debt
£0
after £28.7m of investments
Change in a year
+90.1%
+£13.0m since Mar 2025
Debt to budget
0.3×
times net current spending, 2025-26

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority debt over time

£0£6.9m£13.7m£20.6m£27.4mJun 202620222024

Outstanding borrowing at each date, Jun 2021 to Jun 2026.

What Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority spent capital money on

Councils borrow to pay for capital spending: buildings, roads, housing, loans to their own companies, commercial property. Capital spending by service in each financial year, and how much of it was paid for by new borrowing, 2021-22 to 2024-25.

2021-22£1.7m · borrowed £1.1m2022-23£13.1m · borrowed £4.4m2023-24£26.0m · borrowed £12.7m2024-25£13.7m · borrowed £2.8m
Fire and rescue
YearCapital spendingBorrowedBiggest items
2024-25£13.7m£2.8mFire and rescue £13.7m
2023-24£26.0m£12.7mFire and rescue £26.0m
2022-23£13.1m£4.4mFire and rescue £13.1m
2021-22£1.7m£1.1mFire and rescue £1.7m

"Borrowed" is new borrowing and credit used to finance that year's spending; it can exceed the spending when a council borrows to cover earlier costs or, with government permission, day-to-day losses. Source: MHCLG capital outturn (England, from 2018-19); StatsWales capital outturn (Wales). Not yet available for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Who Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority borrows from

LenderAmountShare
Public Works Loan Board (PWLB)the government's lending facility for councils, run by the UK Debt Management Office; most council borrowing comes from it£27.4m100%

Outstanding loans by type of lender as reported by the council to MHCLG, short and long term together, as at Jun 2026. The return groups lenders by sector, not by name.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority debt by year

DateDebtInvestmentsNet debtPer personPopulationDebt cost
Jun 2026£27.4m£28.7m£0––£1.9m
Mar 2026£27.4m£27.7m£0––£1.9m
Dec 2025£24.8m£30.9m£0––£1.5m
Sep 2025£23.1m£41.6m£0––£1.5m
Jun 2025£23.5m£35.5m£0––£1.5m
Mar 2025£14.4m£26.0m£0––£1.5m
Dec 2024£15.2m£29.8m£0––£768k
Sep 2024£15.2m£35.3m£0––£768k
Jun 2024£15.6m£17.0m£0––£768k
Mar 2024£15.6m£17.1m£0––£768k
Dec 2023£5.5m£17.6m£0––£719k
Sep 2023£5.5m£27.8m£0––£719k
Jun 2023£5.9m£22.4m£0––£719k
Mar 2023£5.9m£28.3m£0––£719k
Dec 2022£6.7m£32.3m£0––£434k
Sep 2022£6.7m£39.2m£0––£434k
Jun 2022£6.7m£34.4m£0––£434k
Mar 2022£6.7m£32.6m£0––£434k
Dec 2021£7.1m£34.4m£0–––
Sep 2021£7.1m£39.7m£0–––
Jun 2021£7.1m£31.6m£0–––

See Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority on the UK council debt map