Cost of our services for 2025 to 2026
Council spending in 2025 to 2026
The council has a gross revenue expenditure budget of £962.1 million in 2025 to 2026.
Around half of our budget is restricted by law to spend on:
- schools
- housing benefit
- council housing
- public health
This is called ring fenced funding.
In 2025 to 2026 £356.9 million is funded by government grants ring fenced for schools, housing benefit and public health.
£72.3 million comes from housing rents, including housing benefit rent rebates, and is ring fenced for council housing.
Services provided
View an accessible version of our spending information
Where we get our money from
£429.2 million of our budget comes from ring fenced funding for public health, schools, housing benefit and council housing.
Only 20.3% of our budget is funded from Council Tax. For 2025 to 2026 full council agreed an increase of 4.99% in the Brighton & Hove City Council element of Council Tax, which included a 2% increase in the Adult Social Care Precept.
Council Tax will raise £195.4 million in 2025 to 2026, an additional £11.5 million from last year.
Our overall gross spending will be £39.7 million more than last year.
Other sources of income include:
- £153.1 million from fees, charges and rents
- £85.7 million from Business Rates
- £93.7 million from other government grants
View an accessible version of our budget information.
View our budget and Council Tax summary booklet.