Consultations and surveys
Open consultations and surveys
Isle of Wight Council budget consultation 2026/27
Consultation opens: Monday 8 September 2025
Consultation closes: Midnight, Monday 3 November 2025
What’s happening?
The annual budget consultation is now underway — seeking feedback from all Island residents about the priorities they want to see in the coming year. These views will help shape the draft budget for the 2026/27 financial year.
Your feedback is extremely important to us as we plan our spending for the year ahead.
How to respond
We have created a short and focused survey to help you to share your views with us.
Local council tax support scheme 2026 to 2027
Consultation opens: Monday 8 September 2025
Consultation closes: Midnight, Monday 3 November 2025
What’s happening?
Each year the council must decide whether to change the local council tax support (LCTS) scheme for working age applicants in its area. The changes will only affect working age claimants who currently receive LCTS or who may apply in the future.
The locally agreed changes we are consulting upon do not affect people of pension age. The LCTS rules for these claimants are set nationally by the government.
The LCTS scheme replaced the old council tax benefit scheme in 2013. Your feedback is extremely important to us as we plan our spending for the year ahead.
We would like the consultation to be as wide as possible and invite responses from all interested parties, including LCTS claimants and potential claimants, council taxpayers, other residents, businesses, town, parish and community councils, the voluntary sector and advocates and representative groups.
We will listen carefully to what residents tell us. The online questionnaire seeks your views and suggestions to help us design the scheme for the 2026/27 financial year.
Complete the online Local council tax support scheme 2026 to 2027 consultation
The new scheme will start on 1 April 2026. The council will consider the impact of the scheme annually and consult again if it thinks further changes need to be made.
Find out more about the information, advice and guidance services survey.
Island Transport Plan 4 consultation
Consultation opens: Monday 1 September 2025
Consultation closes: Midnight, Monday 24 November 2025
What’s happening?
The Council is currently redeveloping the Local Transport Plan; also known as the Island Transport Plan. This sets out the Council’s objectives to improve the Island’s local transport network for the next 15 years.
It will replace the previous Island Transport Plan and considers:
- The existing Island demographic and how this is changing
- Cross-Solent travel
- Access to healthcare and education
- Climate change and adaptation
- Our changing transport and travel habits
- Local policies and strategies such as the Council’s Corporate Plan and the emerging Island Planning Strategy
- Regional and national policies and strategies
- The current PFI contract and it’s impact on the delivery of future projects and services
Our aim is to provide a Island Transport Plan that improves the transport system making it accessible, sustainable, and modern. This should remove barriers and improve quality of life for everyone.
Your feedback are extremely important to us it will help us to determine if the current draft of the Island Transport Plan 4 reflects the views of the local community.
We have created a short consultation to help you to share your views with us.
Complete the online Island Transport Plan 4 Consultation
Alternatively, you can request a paper copy by contacting us at islandtransportplan@iow.gov.uk
Add 'Draft Island Transport Plan 4 consultation' to the subject line so we can direct your email
Information, advice and guidance services survey
The Isle of Wight Council is calling on residents across the Island to have their say in shaping the future of local information, advice and guidance services.
We are preparing to renew the provision and want to ensure that your voice is heard.
We are keen to hear from as many people as possible, including those who have used local advice services and those who may need them in the future.
Share your experiences and priorities. The survey takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
- survey opens on Monday 1 September 2025
- survey closes on Sunday 29 September 2025
Complete the Information, advice and guidance services survey
If you would prefer a paper version, you can send an email to request this
Find out more about the information, advice and guidance services survey.