# Where your council tax goes in Bradford url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/bradford/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 Bradford Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Bradford** is **£2,360.73** for 2026-27, split between Bradford £1,927.84, Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.44, West Yorkshire Police £278.28, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority £89.49, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £27.68. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is children's social care at Bradford: **£677.66** 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 - £2,360.73Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,927.84Goes to Bradford itself (82%) As of 6 April 2026 - £677.66Largest line: children's social care As of 28 September 2026 - 18.6%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. 1927.84 37.44 278.28 89.49 27.68 Bradford 82%Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%West Yorkshire Police 12%West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 1% Parish precepts differ from parish to parish; this is the average across the area, and a home outside any parish pays none. ## 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 18.6%** of the money Bradford had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 18.6% £276.5m - Business rates 11.7% £173.8m - General government grant 3.0% £44.1m - Government grants for specific services 49.1% £729.8m - Fees, charges and other income 17.6% £261.2m It also put £55.1m into its reserves that year. 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: £2,360.73 - [Bradford](#d-council) £1,927.84 ** Your council · 81.7% of the bill - [Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £37.44 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [West Yorkshire Police](#d-police) £278.28 ** Police · 11.8% of the bill - [West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £89.49 ** Fire and rescue · 3.8% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £27.68 ** Parish or town council · 1.2% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Bradford ### Bradford £1,927.84 of your bill goes to Bradford. It is shared out below in proportion to how Bradford spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £677.66 ** 35.2% of this part · £255.7m in 2025-26 · £458 per resident; similar councils £299 · up 0.2% on 2024-25 - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £598.92 ** 31.1% of this part · £226.0m in 2025-26 · £405 per resident; similar councils £460 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £202.87 ** 10.5% of this part · £394.3m in 2025-26 · £707 per resident; similar councils £840 · up 10.6% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £135.32 ** 7.0% of this part · £51.1m in 2025-26 · £92 per resident; similar councils £95 · up 1.0% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £67.99 ** 3.5% of this part · £25.7m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £56 · up 12.1% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £67.66 ** 3.5% of this part · £25.5m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £61 · up 6.2% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £61.79 ** 3.2% of this part · £23.3m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 26.4% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £53.75 ** 2.8% of this part · £20.3m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £36 · down 9.1% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £42.62 ** 2.2% of this part · £16.1m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 57.3% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £19.26 ** 1.0% of this part · £56.6m in 2025-26 · £101 per resident; similar councils £86 · up 3.1% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£317.7m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£49.3m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 metropolitan borough councils closest in population: Sheffield, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield, Coventry, Sandwell, Wigan. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £677.66 of your bill goes to children's social care at Bradford. Here is how its £255.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £438.14 ** 64.7% of this · £165.3m in 2025-26 · £296 per resident; similar councils £161 · up 0.2% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £157.73 ** 23.3% of this · £59.5m in 2025-26 · £107 per resident; similar councils £59 · up 2.4% on 2024-25 - Family support £37.98 ** 5.6% of this · £14.3m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £32 · down 5.2% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £17.25 ** 2.5% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 2.2% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £13.72 ** 2.0% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £9.28 per resident; similar councils £5.53 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £9.35 ** 1.4% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £6.33 per resident; similar councils £5.99 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £3.49 ** 0.5% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £2.36 per resident; similar councils £1.72 · down 12.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £598.92 of your bill goes to adult social care at Bradford. Here is how its £226.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £241.70 ** 40.4% of this · £91.2m in 2025-26 · £164 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £195.36 ** 32.6% of this · £73.7m in 2025-26 · £132 per resident; similar councils £165 · up 6.7% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £63.61 ** 10.6% of this · £24.0m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 3.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £37.01 ** 6.2% of this · £14.0m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 13.4% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £31.30 ** 5.2% of this · £11.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 19.7% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £11.08 ** 1.9% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £7.50 per resident; similar councils £7.18 · down 5.5% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £10.90 ** 1.8% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £7.37 per resident; similar councils £8.94 · down 12.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £5.69 ** 1.0% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £3.85 per resident; similar councils £5.76 · down 34.1% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £1.94 ** 0.3% of this · £733k in 2025-26 · £1.31 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 5.3% on 2024-25 - Sensory support £0.34 ** under 0.1% of this · £127k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £5.25 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £241.70 of your bill goes to physical support at Bradford. Here is how its £91.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £151.97 ** 62.9% of this · £57.3m in 2025-26 · £103 per resident; similar councils £114 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £89.73 ** 37.1% of this · £33.9m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 18.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £195.36 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Bradford. Here is how its £73.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £165.47 ** 84.7% of this · £62.4m in 2025-26 · £112 per resident; similar councils £150 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £29.89 ** 15.3% of this · £11.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £37.01 of your bill goes to mental health support at Bradford. Here is how its £14.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £29.00 ** 78.4% of this · £10.9m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £8.00 ** 21.6% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £5.41 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 28.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.94 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Bradford. Here is how its £733k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.60 ** 82.3% of this · £603k in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 22.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.34 ** 17.7% of this · £130k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £3.55 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Education ### Education £202.87 of your bill goes to education at Bradford. Here is how its £394.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £79.95 ** 39.4% of this · £155.4m in 2025-26 · £279 per resident; similar councils £378 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £38.64 ** 19.0% of this · £75.1m in 2025-26 · £135 per resident; similar councils £148 · up 39.2% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £31.09 ** 15.3% of this · £60.4m in 2025-26 · £108 per resident; similar councils £126 · up 22.0% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £28.00 ** 13.8% of this · £54.4m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £111 · down 3.3% on 2024-25 - Other education £20.99 ** 10.3% of this · £40.8m in 2025-26 · £73 per resident; similar councils £74 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £4.21 ** 2.1% of this · £8.2m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 7.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £135.32 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Bradford. Here is how its £51.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £59.66 ** 44.1% of this · £24.5m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 23.4% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £22.25 ** 16.4% of this · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 15.6% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £21.66 ** 16.0% of this · £8.9m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 25.6% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £15.89 ** 11.7% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £8.81 · up 21.1% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £12.41 ** 9.2% of this · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £9.13 per resident; similar councils £7.26 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £1.51 ** 1.1% of this · £621k in 2025-26 · £1.11 per resident; similar councils £1.27 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £1.15 ** 0.8% of this · £471k in 2025-26 · £0.84 per resident; similar councils £0.52 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £0.64 ** 0.5% of this · £262k in 2025-26 · £0.47 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 89.1% on 2024-25 - Cemeteries and crematoria £0.08 ** under 0.1% of this · £31k in 2025-26 · £0.06 per resident; similar councils £-1.34 · up 1450.0% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.07 ** under 0.1% of this · £29k in 2025-26 · £0.05 per resident; similar councils £0.01 · up 81.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £67.99 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Bradford. Here is how its £25.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £28.10 ** 41.3% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 20.3% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £15.48 ** 22.8% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £12.97 ** 19.1% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £8.78 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 63.1% on 2024-25 - Libraries £9.90 ** 14.6% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £6.70 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 21.2% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.87 ** 1.3% of this · £330k in 2025-26 · £0.59 per resident; similar councils £0.78 · down 18.5% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £0.66 ** 1.0% of this · £250k in 2025-26 · £0.45 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 45.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £67.66 of your bill goes to running the council at Bradford. Here is how its £25.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Local welfare assistance £27.20 ** 40.2% of this · £10.3m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 13.3% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £18.08 ** 26.7% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £8.29 · up 41.1% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £17.25 ** 25.5% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 7.0% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £2.25 ** 3.3% of this · £852k in 2025-26 · £1.53 per resident; similar councils £2.56 · down 40.1% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.56 ** 2.3% of this · £591k in 2025-26 · £1.06 per resident; similar councils £0.51 · up 37.8% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £0.54 ** 0.8% of this · £205k in 2025-26 · £0.37 per resident; similar councils £2.26 · up 130.3% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £0.40 ** 0.6% of this · £153k in 2025-26 · £0.27 per resident; similar councils £8.25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £0.37 ** 0.5% of this · £139k in 2025-26 · £0.25 per resident; similar councils £-0.17 · down 7.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £61.79 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Bradford. Here is how its £23.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £38.11 ** 61.7% of this · £14.4m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 40.2% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £12.82 ** 20.8% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £8.67 per resident; similar councils £5.60 · up 8.8% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £10.50 ** 17.0% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £7.10 per resident; similar councils £3.82 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £0.34 ** 0.6% of this · £130k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £2.77 - Other General Fund housing £0.02 ** under 0.1% of this · £6k in 2025-26 · £0.01 per resident; similar councils £0.01 **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. Bradford's Housing Revenue Account took in £2.9m and spent £2.5m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £53.75 of your bill goes to planning and development at Bradford. Here is how its £20.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £30.69 ** 57.1% of this · £11.6m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 21.8% on 2024-25 - Community development £11.54 ** 21.5% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £7.81 per resident; similar councils £5.54 · down 40.2% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £9.49 ** 17.7% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £6.42 per resident; similar councils £3.19 · down 18.0% on 2024-25 - Building control £1.65 ** 3.1% of this · £624k in 2025-26 · £1.12 per resident; similar councils £1.10 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £0.37 ** 0.7% of this · £139k in 2025-26 · £0.25 per resident; similar councils £2.35 · down 74.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £42.62 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Bradford. Here is how its £16.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £21.25 ** 49.9% of this · £9.8m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 118.8% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £10.45 ** 24.5% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £8.68 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 58.6% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £5.04 ** 11.8% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £4.18 per resident; similar councils £0.68 · up 110.1% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £3.60 ** 8.4% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £2.99 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · down 14.7% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £2.28 ** 5.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.89 per resident; similar councils £2.39 · down 64.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £21.25 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Bradford. Here is how its £9.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £14.86 ** 69.9% of this · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 179.9% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £6.39 ** 30.1% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £5.30 per resident; similar councils £0.91 · up 45.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £19.26 of your bill goes to public health at Bradford. Here is how its £56.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £5.01 ** 26.0% of this · £14.7m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 5.3% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £4.42 ** 23.0% of this · £13.0m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Other public health £2.31 ** 12.0% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 5.1% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £2.16 ** 11.2% of this · £6.3m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £1.50 ** 7.8% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £7.92 per resident; similar councils £4.34 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £1.41 ** 7.3% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £7.45 per resident; similar councils £2.70 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £1.33 ** 6.9% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £7.00 per resident; similar councils £4.60 · down 5.1% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.59 ** 3.0% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £3.09 per resident; similar councils £3.47 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.52 ** 2.7% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £2.77 per resident; similar councils £3.02 · up 17.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.44 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 Bradford's adult social care spending of £226.0m 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. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £15.11 ** 40.4% of this precept · £91.2m in 2025-26 · £164 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £12.21 ** 32.6% of this precept · £73.7m in 2025-26 · £132 per resident; similar councils £165 · up 6.7% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £3.98 ** 10.6% of this precept · £24.0m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 3.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.31 ** 6.2% of this precept · £14.0m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 13.4% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.96 ** 5.2% of this precept · £11.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 19.7% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.69 ** 1.9% of this precept · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £7.50 per resident; similar councils £7.18 · down 5.5% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.68 ** 1.8% of this precept · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £7.37 per resident; similar councils £8.94 · down 12.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.36 ** 1.0% of this precept · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £3.85 per resident; similar councils £5.76 · down 34.1% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £0.12 ** 0.3% of this precept · £733k in 2025-26 · £1.31 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 5.3% on 2024-25 - Sensory support £0.02 ** under 0.1% of this precept · £127k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £5.25 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £15.11 of your bill goes to physical support at Bradford. Here is how its £91.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £9.50 ** 62.9% of this · £57.3m in 2025-26 · £103 per resident; similar councils £114 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £5.61 ** 37.1% of this · £33.9m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 18.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £12.21 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Bradford. Here is how its £73.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £10.34 ** 84.7% of this · £62.4m in 2025-26 · £112 per resident; similar councils £150 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.87 ** 15.3% of this · £11.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.31 of your bill goes to mental health support at Bradford. Here is how its £14.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.81 ** 78.4% of this · £10.9m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.50 ** 21.6% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £5.41 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 28.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £0.12 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Bradford. Here is how its £733k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.10 ** 82.3% of this · £603k in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 22.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.02 ** 17.7% of this · £130k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £3.55 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - West Yorkshire Police ### West Yorkshire Police £278.28 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 West Yorkshire Police's adult social care spending of £653.2m divided in 2024-25. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority ### West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority £89.49 of your bill goes to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £88.03 ** 98.4% of this part · £109.5m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - Running the council £1.46 ** 1.6% of this part · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £0.75 per resident; similar councils £0.65 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority, Kent Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, Devon and Somerset Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Lancashire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, South Wales Fire Authority, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £88.03 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £109.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £83.26 ** 94.6% of this · £103.5m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £4.78 ** 5.4% of this · £5.9m in 2025-26 · £2.45 per resident; similar councils £5.15 · up 15.3% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Bradford 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 | £5.8m | £10 | £13 | — | up 1.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£10Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road—Changeup 1.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £8.9m | £16 | £14 | £7,821 (similar: £7,079) | up 25.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£16Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road£7,821 (similar: £7,079)Changeup 25.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £9.8m | £18 | £14 | £8,663 (similar: £8,125) | up 118.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£18Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road£8,663 (similar: £8,125)Changeup 118.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £6.9m | £12 | £12 | £6,059 (similar: £6,112) | up 179.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£12Per mile of road£6,059 (similar: £6,112)Changeup 179.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £3.0m | £5.30 | £0.91 | £2,604 (similar: £491) | up 45.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£5.30Similar councils, per resident£0.91Per mile of road£2,604 (similar: £491)Changeup 45.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £1.7m | £2.99 | £2.46 | £1,466 (similar: £1,209) | down 14.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£2.99Similar councils, per resident£2.46Per mile of road£1,466 (similar: £1,209)Changedown 14.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £4.8m | £8.68 | £13 | £4,261 (similar: £7,140) | up 58.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.68Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road£4,261 (similar: £7,140)Changeup 58.6% 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 | £707 | £872 | | Median£872 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £458 | £337 | | Median£337 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £405 | £482 | | Median£482 | | | | Public healthDetails | £101 | £88 | | Median£88 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £92 | £93 | | Median£93 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £46 | £50 | | Median£50 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £46 | £60 | | Median£60 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £42 | £39 | | Median£39 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £36 | £28 | | Median£28 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £29 | £29 | | Median£29 | | | - Bradford spent **32.1%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for metropolitan borough councils: 34.4%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. ## 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 Bradford](/council-tax/england/bradford/) and [everything else about Bradford](/your-area/bradford/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Bradford? A Band D bill of £2,360.73 is split between Bradford, Bradford: adult social care precept, this year's increase, West Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is children's social care, £677.66.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. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Next in this section: Parking income in Bradford](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/bradford/) - [Back to Bradford: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/bradford/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). 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). 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