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What Council Tax is
What it is, how your bill is calculated, who needs to pay, how it is spent.
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How we spend your Council Tax
Paying for our services in 2024 to 2025 will cost around £12.5 million.
This amount is calculated after we have deducted:
- fees and charges collected for our services
- grants received from the government
- commercial revenue collected from our property assets
We expect to receive £12.2 million in Council Tax payments for our services.
| Service areas | Spend (£million) | Income (£million) | Budget (£million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental quality, including: environmental health, street cleansing and maintenance, waste and recycling, building control and emergency planning | £8.2m | £2m | £6.2m |
| Place-making, including: planning development, planning policy and green infrastructure | £2.8m | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Parking, including: car park management and maintenance | £4.3m | £7.6m | -£3.3m |
| Community support, including: centres for the community, community safety and voluntary sector | £1.5m | £0.5m | £1m |
| Health and wellbeing, including: arts, heritage and culture, health and wellbeing and leisure services | £3.5m | £1.4m | £2.1m |
| Housing, including: council housing, homelessness and housing | £5.7m | £2.7m | £3m |
| Independent living, including: personal alarms, community meals, home adaptations, home support and sheltered housing | £1.7m | £1.1m | £0.6m |
| Democratic services, including: corporate administration, civic duties, elections and governance | £5.4m | £0.1m | £5.3m |
| Customer support, including: housing benefits, Council Tax, licensing, revenue collection and customer service | £2.8m | £1.5m | £1.3m |
| Property services, including: estate management, commercial property services, engineering and maintenance | £8.7m | £14m | -£5.3m |
| Totals | £44.6m | £32.1m | £12.5m |