Case Study: Powys County Council achieves wider participation in budget consultation with Delib Budget Simulator

Powys County Council informs £27m budget savings with Delib

Powys County Council faced the significant challenge of needing to find £27 million in savings over three years. Their traditional consultation methods were not effectively reaching all demographics, particularly younger audiences. To address this, they turned to Delib and used its Budget Simulator product to run a more accessible and engaging digital consultation.

Delib's solution involved providing a bilingual Budget Simulator in English and Welsh, supported by a comprehensive promotional campaign. This approach enabled the council to gather robust and representative data from a wide range of residents. The results directly informed the council's substantive budget decisions, such as protecting funding for short breaks for children with disabilities based on clear public preference.

Powys County Council