# Where your council tax goes in Barnet url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/barnet/where-it-goes/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Where your council tax goes in Barnet Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Barnet** is **£2,132.60** for 2026-27, split between Barnet £1,591.19, Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase £30.90, Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) £176.38, Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime £334.13. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Barnet: **£616.33** of the bill. Council tax pays for 19% of the council's own spending; the rest is government grant, business rates and fees. Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics). ## Key figures - £2,132.60Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,591.19Goes to Barnet itself (75%) As of 6 April 2026 - £616.33Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 18.8%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2025-26 As of 28 September 2026 Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics). ## Who gets your bill Your council tax band A B C D E F G H Figures are for a **Band D** home. Bands A to H pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law. 1591.19 30.90 176.38 334.13 Barnet 75%Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) 8%Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime 16% ## And where does that bit go? Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share. ### Where the rest comes from **Council tax pays for 18.8%** of the money Barnet had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 18.8% £244.8m - Business rates 4.6% £59.6m - General government grant 0.7% £8.5m - Government grants for specific services 46.9% £609.8m - Fees, charges and other income 27.9% £363.0m - Taken from reserves 1.2% £15.7m Council tax is pooled with the council's other money, not ring-fenced for any service. The split on this page shares your bill out in proportion to what each body spends; it does not say what any one pound paid for. - Your bill ### Your bill: £2,132.60 - [Barnet](#d-council) £1,591.19 ** Your council · 74.6% of the bill - [Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £30.90 ** Adult social care precept · 1.4% of the bill - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) £176.38 ** Greater London Authority · 8.3% of the bill - [Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime](#d-police) £334.13 ** Police · 15.7% of the bill - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Barnet ### Barnet £1,591.19 of your bill goes to Barnet. It is shared out below in proportion to how Barnet spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £616.33 ** 38.7% of this part · £183.2m in 2025-26 · £449 per resident; similar councils £412 · up 6.4% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £370.37 ** 23.3% of this part · £421.5m in 2025-26 · £1,033 per resident; similar councils £882 · up 22.8% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £322.46 ** 20.3% of this part · £95.9m in 2025-26 · £235 per resident; similar councils £255 · down 4.8% on 2024-25 - Housing (not council homes) £100.35 ** 6.3% of this part · £29.8m in 2025-26 · £73 per resident; similar councils £144 · up 49.8% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council). - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £76.30 ** 4.8% of this part · £22.7m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £85 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £43.75 ** 2.7% of this part · £13.0m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £7.40 · up 21.9% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £29.14 ** 1.8% of this part · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 8.3% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £22.44 ** 1.4% of this part · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £37 · down 26.9% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £9.85 ** 0.6% of this part · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £7.18 per resident; similar councils £42 · down 90.5% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £0.20 ** under 0.1% of this part · £20.8m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £77 · down 4.6% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£311.4m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£20.8m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Barnet's Housing Revenue Account took in £177.2m and spent £176.7m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 London boroughs closest in population: Croydon, Ealing, Newham, Brent, Wandsworth, Bromley, Tower Hamlets, Enfield, Hillingdon, Redbridge. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £616.33 of your bill goes to adult social care at Barnet. Here is how its £183.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £213.86 ** 34.7% of this · £63.6m in 2025-26 · £156 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 10.7% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £126.28 ** 20.5% of this · £37.5m in 2025-26 · £92 per resident; similar councils £144 · down 15.9% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £80.55 ** 13.1% of this · £23.9m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 14.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £63.32 ** 10.3% of this · £18.8m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 9.2% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £61.10 ** 9.9% of this · £18.2m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 11.2% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £57.75 ** 9.4% of this · £17.2m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 23.9% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £5.81 ** 0.9% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £4.23 per resident; similar councils £1.93 · up 28.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £3.94 ** 0.6% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £2.87 per resident; similar councils £3.06 - Information and early intervention £3.15 ** 0.5% of this · £936k in 2025-26 · £2.29 per resident; similar councils £3.72 · up 23.6% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.58 ** under 0.1% of this · £173k in 2025-26 · £0.42 per resident; similar councils £6.77 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Barnet's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to adult social care came to £171.9m across 43,630 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Names withheld by the council: £25.7m (11376 payments) - TBG Mosaic: £8.3m (2984 payments) - Whittington Hospital NHS Trust: £7.4m (19 payments) - Dimensions UK: £5.2m (465 payments) - Norwood Ravenswood Schools Limited: £4.6m (639 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=adult-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £213.86 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Barnet. Here is how its £63.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £177.40 ** 82.9% of this · £52.7m in 2025-26 · £129 per resident; similar councils £131 · up 3.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £36.46 ** 17.1% of this · £10.8m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 69.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £126.28 of your bill goes to physical support at Barnet. Here is how its £37.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £82.34 ** 65.2% of this · £24.5m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £107 · down 25.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £43.93 ** 34.8% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 10.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £80.55 of your bill goes to mental health support at Barnet. Here is how its £23.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £53.55 ** 66.5% of this · £15.9m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £27.00 ** 33.5% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 41.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £61.10 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Barnet. Here is how its £18.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £59.21 ** 96.9% of this · £17.6m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 11.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.89 ** 3.1% of this · £563k in 2025-26 · £1.38 per resident; similar councils £1.26 · up 18.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £5.81 of your bill goes to sensory support at Barnet. Here is how its £1.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £3.30 ** 56.8% of this · £981k in 2025-26 · £2.40 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · up 45.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.51 ** 43.2% of this · £745k in 2025-26 · £1.83 per resident; similar councils £0.91 · up 12.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Education ### Education £370.37 of your bill goes to education at Barnet. Here is how its £421.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £192.87 ** 52.1% of this · £219.5m in 2025-26 · £538 per resident; similar councils £330 · up 22.3% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £58.67 ** 15.8% of this · £66.8m in 2025-26 · £164 per resident; similar councils £76 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £50.58 ** 13.7% of this · £57.6m in 2025-26 · £141 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 66.7% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £38.29 ** 10.3% of this · £43.6m in 2025-26 · £107 per resident; similar councils £187 · up 42.3% on 2024-25 - Other education £24.69 ** 6.7% of this · £28.1m in 2025-26 · £69 per resident; similar councils £79 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £5.25 ** 1.4% of this · £6.0m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 16.9% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Barnet's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to education came to −£10.2m across 30 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery Sc: −£2.9m (16 payments) - The Orion Primary School: −£7.3m (14 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=education#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £322.46 of your bill goes to children's social care at Barnet. Here is how its £95.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £145.70 ** 45.2% of this · £43.3m in 2025-26 · £106 per resident; similar councils £126 · down 3.6% on 2024-25 - Family support £57.62 ** 17.9% of this · £17.1m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £56.39 ** 17.5% of this · £16.8m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £62 · down 19.4% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £25.60 ** 7.9% of this · £7.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £6.26 · down 17.2% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £15.00 ** 4.7% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 89.9% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £13.94 ** 4.3% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £8.67 · down 2.4% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £4.10 ** 1.3% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £2.99 per resident; similar councils £5.69 · down 22.2% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £4.09 ** 1.3% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £2.51 · up 3.8% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Barnet's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to children's social care came to £207.1m across 22,716 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Barnet Education and Learning Service Limited: £23.7m (79 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £9.9m (5840 payments) - The Orion Primary School: £8.3m (105 payments) - St Michael's Catholic Grammar School: £6.7m (87 payments) - Danegrove Primary School: £4.8m (48 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=childrens-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £76.30 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Barnet. Here is how its £22.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection £33.12 ** 43.4% of this · £11.3m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): IPL Plastics (UK) Ltd £376k; North London Waste Authority £275k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=environment.waste-collection#search) - Street cleaning £20.59 ** 27.0% of this · £7.0m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 5.1% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £8.51 ** 11.2% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £7.11 per resident; similar councils £6.77 · up 16.2% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £7.20 ** 9.4% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £6.01 per resident; similar councils £6.64 · up 14.9% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £2.14 ** 2.8% of this · £731k in 2025-26 · £1.79 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £1.97 ** 2.6% of this · £672k in 2025-26 · £1.65 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 12.6% on 2024-25 - Waste disposal £1.91 ** 2.5% of this · £651k in 2025-26 · £1.60 per resident; similar councils £6.14 - Trading standards £0.81 ** 1.1% of this · £277k in 2025-26 · £0.68 per resident; similar councils £1.63 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.05 ** under 0.1% of this · £18k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £0.05 #### Named suppliers In Barnet's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to environment and regulation came to £35.0m across 6,864 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Barnet Lighting Services Limited: £6.2m (12 payments) - Tarmackier Joint Venture: £6.0m (1309 payments) - Matrix Scm Limited: £3.5m (3733 payments) - APCOA Parking UK Ltd: £3.2m (8 payments) - NSL Limited: £2.6m (6 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=environment#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £43.75 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Barnet. Here is how its £13.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Concessionary bus fares £23.70 ** 54.2% of this · £15.1m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 20.8% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £7.49 ** 17.1% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £1.76 · down 1.5% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £6.41 ** 14.6% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £6.86 · down 11.4% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £6.01 ** 13.7% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £9.41 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 2.5% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £0.13 ** 0.3% of this · £84k in 2025-26 · £0.21 per resident; similar councils £1.22 · up 31.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £6.01 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Barnet. Here is how its £3.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £3.54 ** 58.9% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £5.54 per resident; similar councils £2.55 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £2.47 ** 41.1% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £3.87 per resident; similar councils £6.76 · down 14.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £29.14 of your bill goes to planning and development at Barnet. Here is how its £8.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Planning policy £26.24 ** 90.0% of this · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £4.03 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £1.53 ** 5.3% of this · £609k in 2025-26 · £1.49 per resident; similar councils £1.21 · down 41.0% on 2024-25 - Building control £1.15 ** 3.9% of this · £456k in 2025-26 · £1.12 per resident; similar councils £2.04 · down 3.4% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £0.22 ** 0.8% of this · £89k in 2025-26 · £0.22 per resident; similar councils £3.82 · down 65.8% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Barnet's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to planning and development came to £60.3m across 2,632 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - The Barnetgroup Limited: £43.4m (90 payments) - Transport For London: £2.2m (5 payments) - Matrix Scm Limited: £1.7m (806 payments) - Greater London Authority: £1.6m (3 payments) - Blue 9 Security Limited: £1.4m (72 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=planning-development#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £22.44 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Barnet. Here is how its £6.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £11.16 ** 49.7% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 14.7% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £9.72 ** 43.3% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 3.1% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): Gristwood and Tom Limited £956k; Bush Wheeler Services Limited £139k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=culture-leisure.parks#search) - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £1.56 ** 6.9% of this · £654k in 2025-26 · £1.60 per resident; similar councils £2.82 · up 70.8% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £0.00 ** under 0.1% of this · £2k in 2025-26 · £0.00 per resident; similar councils £0.06 #### Named suppliers In Barnet's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to parks, leisure, libraries and culture came to £6.4m across 1,272 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Gristwood and Tom Limited: £956k (97 payments) - London Borough of Haringey: £607k (2 payments) - Peopletoo Limited: £326k (3 payments) - Kent County Council (Kcs): £231k (98 payments) - Neil Curtis and Sons Funeral Contractors: £228k (51 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=culture-leisure#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £9.85 of your bill goes to running the council at Barnet. Here is how its £2.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £5.71 ** 57.9% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £7.42 per resident; similar councils £2.16 · up 0.8% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £1.78 ** 18.1% of this · £945k in 2025-26 · £2.32 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 0.1% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £0.95 ** 9.7% of this · £505k in 2025-26 · £1.24 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · up 39.1% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £0.78 ** 7.9% of this · £412k in 2025-26 · £1.01 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 0.2% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £0.64 ** 6.5% of this · £340k in 2025-26 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £2.70 · down 89.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Barnet's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to running the council came to £48.9m across 1,278 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Capita Business Services Limited: £16.7m (68 payments) - North London Waste Authority: £7.0m (5 payments) - London Borough of Barnet Pension Fu: £5.9m (5 payments) - London Borough of Harrow: £5.6m (13 payments) - Arthur J Gallagher: £3.2m (11 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/?service=central#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £0.20 of your bill goes to public health at Barnet. Here is how its £20.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £0.06 ** 30.5% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 6.2% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £0.04 ** 19.3% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £9.88 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 12.7% on 2024-25 - Other public health £0.04 ** 19.0% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £9.73 per resident; similar councils £8.32 · up 42.9% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £0.03 ** 17.8% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £9.11 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.02 ** 8.9% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £4.58 per resident; similar councils £4.43 · down 39.1% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.00 ** 1.8% of this · £370k in 2025-26 · £0.91 per resident; similar councils £3.37 · down 38.6% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.00 ** 1.7% of this · £347k in 2025-26 · £0.85 per resident; similar councils £1.79 · down 5.4% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.00 ** 1.2% of this · £257k in 2025-26 · £0.63 per resident; similar councils £3.00 · down 63.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase £30.90 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Barnet's adult social care spending of £183.2m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £10.72 ** 34.7% of this precept · £63.6m in 2025-26 · £156 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 10.7% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £6.33 ** 20.5% of this precept · £37.5m in 2025-26 · £92 per resident; similar councils £144 · down 15.9% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £4.04 ** 13.1% of this precept · £23.9m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 14.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £3.17 ** 10.3% of this precept · £18.8m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 9.2% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £3.06 ** 9.9% of this precept · £18.2m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 11.2% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £2.90 ** 9.4% of this precept · £17.2m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 23.9% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.29 ** 0.9% of this precept · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £4.23 per resident; similar councils £1.93 · up 28.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.20 ** 0.6% of this precept · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £2.87 per resident; similar councils £3.06 - Information and early intervention £0.16 ** 0.5% of this precept · £936k in 2025-26 · £2.29 per resident; similar councils £3.72 · up 23.6% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.03 ** under 0.1% of this precept · £173k in 2025-26 · £0.42 per resident; similar councils £6.77 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £10.72 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Barnet. Here is how its £63.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £8.89 ** 82.9% of this · £52.7m in 2025-26 · £129 per resident; similar councils £131 · up 3.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.83 ** 17.1% of this · £10.8m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 69.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £6.33 of your bill goes to physical support at Barnet. Here is how its £37.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £4.13 ** 65.2% of this · £24.5m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £107 · down 25.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.20 ** 34.8% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 10.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £4.04 of your bill goes to mental health support at Barnet. Here is how its £23.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.68 ** 66.5% of this · £15.9m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.35 ** 33.5% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 41.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £3.06 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Barnet. Here is how its £18.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.97 ** 96.9% of this · £17.6m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 11.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.09 ** 3.1% of this · £563k in 2025-26 · £1.38 per resident; similar councils £1.26 · up 18.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.29 of your bill goes to sensory support at Barnet. Here is how its £1.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.17 ** 56.8% of this · £981k in 2025-26 · £2.40 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · up 45.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.13 ** 43.2% of this · £745k in 2025-26 · £1.83 per resident; similar councils £0.91 · up 12.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) ### Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) £176.38 of your bill goes to Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade). It is shared out below in proportion to how Greater London Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Roads and transport](#d-gla~highways-transport) £94.33 ** 53.5% of this part · £1.89bn in 2025-26 · £207 per resident · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - Education £29.29 ** 16.6% of this part · £586.9m in 2025-26 · £64 per resident · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - Fire and rescue £28.75 ** 16.3% of this part · £576.1m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-gla~planning-development) £7.54 ** 4.3% of this part · £151.0m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident · down 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-gla~environment) £5.88 ** 3.3% of this part · £117.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident · down 7.7% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-gla~housing) £4.67 ** 2.6% of this part · £93.5m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident · up 41.7% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-gla~housing). - [Running the council](#d-gla~central) £3.73 ** 2.1% of this part · £74.7m in 2025-26 · £8.18 per resident · down 51.2% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-gla~culture-leisure) £1.52 ** 0.9% of this part · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £3.35 per resident · down 6.4% on 2024-25 - Children's social care £0.43 ** 0.2% of this part · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £0.95 per resident · down 45.2% on 2024-25 - Public health £0.25 ** 0.1% of this part · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident No similar-council comparison: no comparison: no other body does the same mix of things. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £94.33 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £1.89bn of net spending on it divides in the return. - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £86.70 ** 91.9% of this · £2.12bn in 2025-26 · £233 per resident · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-gla~highways-transport.maintenance) £6.08 ** 6.4% of this · £148.9m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident · up 13.6% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £0.99 ** 1.1% of this · £24.3m in 2025-26 · £2.67 per resident · down 51.1% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £0.55 ** 0.6% of this · £13.4m in 2025-26 · £1.47 per resident · down 8.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - [Roads and transport](#d-gla~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £6.08 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £148.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £4.34 ** 71.4% of this · £106.3m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident · up 12.9% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £1.74 ** 28.6% of this · £42.6m in 2025-26 · £4.67 per resident · up 15.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £7.54 of your bill goes to planning and development at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £151.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £4.27 ** 56.7% of this · £85.6m in 2025-26 · £9.39 per resident · down 15.0% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £1.21 ** 16.1% of this · £24.3m in 2025-26 · £2.67 per resident · down 3.7% on 2024-25 - Community development £0.88 ** 11.7% of this · £17.7m in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident · up 42.1% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £0.66 ** 8.7% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £1.44 per resident · up 37.2% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £0.51 ** 6.7% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £1.12 per resident · up 21.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £5.88 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £117.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community safety and CCTV £5.22 ** 88.8% of this · £104.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident · down 3.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £0.65 ** 11.1% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £1.43 per resident · down 32.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £0.01 ** 0.1% of this · £139k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident · up 75.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £4.67 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £93.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £2.26 ** 48.4% of this · £45.2m in 2025-26 · £4.96 per resident · up 61.6% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £1.21 ** 25.9% of this · £24.2m in 2025-26 · £2.65 per resident · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £1.20 ** 25.8% of this · £24.1m in 2025-26 · £2.64 per resident · up 51.5% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Greater London Authority reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2025-26: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Running the council ### Running the council £3.73 of your bill goes to running the council at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £74.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £3.09 ** 82.9% of this · £61.9m in 2025-26 · £6.79 per resident · up 33.4% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £0.64 ** 17.1% of this · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £1.40 per resident - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £1.52 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £30.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £1.03 ** 67.8% of this · £20.7m in 2025-26 · £2.27 per resident · down 20.3% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £0.49 ** 32.2% of this · £9.8m in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident · up 48.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime ### Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime £334.13 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Greater London Authority's adult social care spending of £4.53bn divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Barnet spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out. | Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £4.1m | £10 | £13 | — | down 3.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£10Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road—Changedown 3.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £7.0m | £17 | £24 | £14,936 (similar: £23,020) | down 5.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£24Per mile of road£14,936 (similar: £23,020)Changedown 5.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £3.8m | £9.41 | £11 | £8,170 (similar: £11,464) | down 2.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.41Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£8,170 (similar: £11,464)Changedown 2.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £1.6m | £3.87 | £6.76 | £3,357 (similar: £7,966) | down 14.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.87Similar councils, per resident£6.76Per mile of road£3,357 (similar: £7,966)Changedown 14.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £2.3m | £5.54 | £4.05 | £4,813 (similar: £3,940) | up 7.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£5.54Similar councils, per resident£4.05Per mile of road£4,813 (similar: £3,940)Changeup 7.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £4.1m | £10 | £6.86 | £8,706 (similar: £7,486) | down 11.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£10Similar councils, per resident£6.86Per mile of road£8,706 (similar: £7,486)Changedown 11.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | Miles of road: Department for Transport road lengths, 2025; locally managed major roads and all minor roads. More on [what council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#local-environment). ## What it adds up to | Service | Per resident | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | EducationDetails | £1,033 | £952 | | Median£952 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £449 | £438 | | Median£438 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £235 | £306 | | Median£306 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £73 | £149 | | Median£149 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £56 | £105 | | Median£105 | | | | Public healthDetails | £51 | £89 | | Median£89 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £32 | £-2.33 | | Median£-2.33 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £21 | £24 | | Median£24 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £16 | £40 | | Median£40 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £7.18 | £69 | | Median£69 | | | - Barnet spent **39.0%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for London boroughs: 33.2%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. - Its published payments of £500 or more came to **£714.9m** between 2025-09 and 2026-08. These include capital and council housing spending, so they are not a share of the figures above. - Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **3.9%** of its staff costs (median among the 5 other London boroughs whose £500 data is read: 14.0%). The two come from different sources and periods, so this is a guide to scale, not an exact share. ## What this data does and doesn't show - These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in. - Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change. - Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care. - No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you. - Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail. ## Sources - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the [methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending). See also [council tax in Barnet](/council-tax/england/barnet/) and [everything else about Barnet](/your-area/barnet/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Barnet? A Band D bill of £2,132.60 is split between Barnet, Barnet: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade), Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £616.33.Is council tax ring-fenced for particular services? No. Council tax is pooled with grants, business rates and fees. The adult social care precept is the exception: councils raise it for adult social care. ## Sources for this page | Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | | [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. 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