Cost of our services for 2026 to 2027
Find a breakdown of the costs of our services and where we get our money from.
Council spending in 2026 to 2027
We have a gross revenue expenditure budget of £1,025.0 million in 2026 to 2027.
Services provided
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Services provided April 2026 to March 2027
The figures in brackets show the change from April 2025 to March 2026.
April 2026 to March 2027 total budget
£1,025.0 million (+ £51.1 million)
Schools and education
£288.8 million (+ £14.8 million)
Housing benefit
£86.8 million (£+ 2.5 million)
Adult social care
£203 million (+ £1.7 million)
Housing
£104.3 million (+ £13.9 million)
Other children's services
£83.9 million (+ £4.5 million)
Cost of funding capital investment programme
£53.2 million (+ 5.2 million)
Highways and traffic management
£44.1 million (- £0.2 million)
Refuse collection, disposal and recycling
£43.2 million (+ £0.3 million)
Central services
£28 million (- £0.3 million)
Libraries, museums and tourism
£20.1 million (- £0.3 million)
Public health
£30.6 million (+ £0.5 million)
Planning and economic development
£8.5 million (- £0.0 million)
Leisure, parks and open spaces
£12.5 million (+ £0.4 million)
Public safety
£9.7 million (- £0.2 million)
Contribution to reserves
£8.3 million (+ £8.3 million)
Where we get our money from
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Where the money comes from
The figures in brackets show the change from 2025 to 2026
2026 to 2027 total budget
£1025.0 million (+ £51.1 million)
Dedicated schools grant
£245.9 million (+ £14.7 million)
Housing benefit grant and income
£83.5 million (+ £0.1 million)
Council Tax
£208.9 million (+ £13.5 million)
Housing rents
£78.1 million (+ £5.8 million)
Investment income
£3.1 million (- £0.2 million)
Use of reserves
£0 million (- £1.7 million)
Fees, charges and rents
£130.7 million (+ £3.5 million)
Business rates retained by the council
£57.0 million (- £28.8 million)
Government grants
£168.0 million (+ £30.1million)