# Where your council tax goes in Breckland

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# Where your council tax goes in Breckland



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





A Band D council tax bill in **Breckland** is **£2,443.67** for 2026-27, split between Breckland £125.45, Norfolk County Council £1,808.28, Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £35.10, Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £344.79, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £130.05. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Norfolk County Council: **£767.60** of the bill. Council tax pays for 9% 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



- £2,443.67Band D bill, 2026-27


As of 6 April 2026
- £125.45Goes to Breckland itself (5%)


As of 6 April 2026
- £767.60Largest line: adult social care


As of 28 September 2026
- 8.8%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.



125.45

1808.28

35.10

344.79

130.05



Breckland 5%Norfolk County Council 74%Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 14%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 5%



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 8.8%** of the money
Breckland had to spend in 2025-26.


**********



- Council tax 8.8% £5.7m
- Business rates 9.3% £6.1m
- General government grant 1.6% £1.0m
- Government grants for specific services 45.0% £29.2m
- Fees, charges and other income 35.3% £22.9m




It also put £3.2m into its reserves that year.




**Council tax pays for 25.9%** of the money
Norfolk County Council had to spend in 2025-26.


**********



- Council tax 25.9% £568.8m
- Business rates 7.7% £168.6m
- General government grant 2.4% £52.4m
- Government grants for specific services 37.6% £827.0m
- Fees, charges and other income 26.5% £581.9m




It also put £24.2m 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: £2,443.67


- [Breckland](#d-council)
£125.45

**
Your council · 5.1% of the bill
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
£1,808.28

**
County council · 74.0% of the bill
- [Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
£35.10

**
County adult social care precept · 1.4% of the bill
- [Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police)
£344.79

**
Police · 14.1% of the bill
- Parish and town councils (average for the area)
£130.05

**
Parish or town council · 5.3% 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)
- Breckland





### Breckland



£125.45 of your bill goes to Breckland. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Breckland spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Running the council](#d-council~central)
£38.36

**
30.6% of this part · £7.7m in 2025-26 · £52 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 12.4% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment)
£28.62

**
22.8% of this part · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £54 · up 0.3% on 2024-25
- [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing)
£17.81

**
14.2% of this part · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 1.4% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing).
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure)
£17.62

**
14.0% of this part · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 12.3% on 2024-25
- [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development)
£16.41

**
13.1% of this part · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 4.3% on 2024-25
- [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport)
£3.40

**
2.7% of this part · £681k in 2025-26 · £4.60 per resident; similar councils £-16 · down 24.7% on 2024-25
- Other services
£3.23

**
2.6% of this part · £648k in 2025-26 · £4.38 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 26.4% on 2024-25









**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 district councils in England closest in population: South Kesteven, Stratford-on-Avon, East Lindsey, Cambridge, South Norfolk, Norwich City, St Albans, Lancaster, Horsham, Guildford. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Breckland](#d-council)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£38.36 of your bill goes to running the council at Breckland. Here is how its £7.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Corporate and democratic core
£17.33

**
45.2% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 19.9% on 2024-25
- Collecting council tax and business rates
£11.74

**
30.6% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £8.74 · up 48.0% on 2024-25
- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£7.07

**
18.4% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £9.59 per resident; similar councils £2.13 · down 0.3% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£1.83

**
4.8% of this · £368k in 2025-26 · £2.48 per resident; similar councils £3.13 · down 58.3% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£0.38

**
1.0% of this · £77k in 2025-26 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £0.41 · up 54.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Breckland](#d-council)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£28.62 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Breckland. Here is how its £5.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste collection
£10.36

**
36.2% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 0.5% on 2024-25
- Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing
£6.95

**
24.3% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £9.65 per resident; similar councils £9.91 · up 4.9% on 2024-25
- Street cleaning
£4.95

**
17.3% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £6.87 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 0.9% on 2024-25
- Recycling and waste minimisation
£4.40

**
15.4% of this · £905k in 2025-26 · £6.11 per resident; similar councils £2.03 · down 0.5% on 2024-25
- Community safety and CCTV
£1.50

**
5.3% of this · £309k in 2025-26 · £2.09 per resident; similar councils £4.16 · down 1.6% on 2024-25
- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£0.45

**
1.6% of this · £92k in 2025-26 · £0.62 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · down 2.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Breckland](#d-council)
- Housing (not council homes)





### Housing (not council homes)



£17.81 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Breckland. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Homelessness and temporary accommodation
£13.46

**
75.6% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 35.2% on 2024-25
- Private sector housing renewal
£2.39

**
13.4% of this · £478k in 2025-26 · £3.23 per resident; similar councils £0.34 · down 11.0% on 2024-25
- Housing strategy, advice and enabling
£1.43

**
8.0% of this · £287k in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident; similar councils £4.90 · up 18.6% on 2024-25
- Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments
£0.41

**
2.3% of this · £82k in 2025-26 · £0.55 per resident; similar councils £7.69 · down 89.3% on 2024-25
- Other General Fund housing
£0.12

**
0.7% of this · £24k in 2025-26 · £0.16 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 70.4% 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.
Breckland 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)
- [Breckland](#d-council)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£17.62 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Breckland. Here is how its £3.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Sport and leisure
£16.00

**
90.8% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £4.59 · down 0.2% on 2024-25
- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£1.62

**
9.2% of this · £325k in 2025-26 · £2.19 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 60.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Breckland](#d-council)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£16.41 of your bill goes to planning and development at Breckland. Here is how its £3.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Economic development and business support
£8.25

**
50.3% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £4.75 · up 58.2% on 2024-25
- Planning policy
£3.67

**
22.4% of this · £758k in 2025-26 · £5.12 per resident; similar councils £9.01 · up 46.3% on 2024-25
- Community development
£3.47

**
21.1% of this · £716k in 2025-26 · £4.83 per resident; similar councils £0.62 · down 18.9% on 2024-25
- Building control
£1.02

**
6.2% of this · £210k in 2025-26 · £1.42 per resident; similar councils £1.84 · up 34.6% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Breckland](#d-council)
- Roads and transport





### Roads and transport



£3.40 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Breckland. Here is how its £681k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Parking
£1.66

**
48.8% of this · £332k in 2025-26 · £2.24 per resident; similar councils £-18 · down 29.5% on 2024-25
- Road and bridge maintenance
£1.28

**
37.6% of this · £256k in 2025-26 · £1.73 per resident; similar councils £0.13 · down 18.2% on 2024-25
- Street lighting (including energy)
£0.31

**
9.1% of this · £62k in 2025-26 · £0.42 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 31.9% on 2024-25
- Concessionary bus fares
£0.15

**
4.6% of this · £31k in 2025-26 · £0.21 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 10.7% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Norfolk County Council





### Norfolk County Council



£1,808.28 of your bill goes to Norfolk County Council. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Norfolk County Council spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
£767.60

**
42.4% of this part · £477.6m in 2025-26 · £505 per resident; similar councils £437 · up 3.1% on 2024-25
- [Children's social care](#d-county~childrens-social-care)
£373.50

**
20.7% of this part · £232.4m in 2025-26 · £246 per resident; similar councils £235 · up 3.9% on 2024-25
- [Education](#d-county~education)
£334.25

**
18.5% of this part · £614.0m in 2025-26 · £649 per resident; similar councils £668 · up 11.3% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-county~environment)
£84.66

**
4.7% of this part · £52.7m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £56 · up 4.7% on 2024-25
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
£70.76

**
3.9% of this part · £44.0m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £73 · down 2.6% on 2024-25
- [Fire and rescue](#d-county~fire)
£70.69

**
3.9% of this part · £44.0m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 11.7% on 2024-25
- [Running the council](#d-county~central)
£60.66

**
3.4% of this part · £37.7m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 1.0% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-county~culture-leisure)
£24.65

**
1.4% of this part · £15.3m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 6.9% on 2024-25
- [Planning and development](#d-county~planning-development)
£13.84

**
0.8% of this part · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £9.11 per resident; similar councils £4.37
- [Public health](#d-county~public-health)
£7.33

**
0.4% of this part · £52.8m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £52 · up 1.9% on 2024-25
- Other services
£0.36

**
under 0.1% of this part · £225k in 2025-26 · £0.24 per resident; similar councils £0.14 · down 95.2% on 2024-25





Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£406.1m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£48.2m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it.






**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 county councils closest in population: West Sussex County Council, Staffordshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Devon County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Suffolk County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council, Hertfordshire County Council. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Adult social care





### Adult social care



£767.60 of your bill goes to adult social care at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £477.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Physical support](#d-county~adult-social-care.physical)
£228.19

**
29.7% of this · £142.0m in 2025-26 · £150 per resident; similar councils £143 · down 5.7% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£219.25

**
28.6% of this · £136.4m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 5.7% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£87.44

**
11.4% of this · £54.4m in 2025-26 · £58 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 8.8% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£61.66

**
8.0% of this · £38.4m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £42 · down 2.9% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£60.30

**
7.9% of this · £37.5m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £30 · down 0.6% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£35.35

**
4.6% of this · £22.0m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £2.94 · up 471.8% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county~adult-social-care.memory)
£35.08

**
4.6% of this · £21.8m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 8.9% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£31.06

**
4.0% of this · £19.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £7.36 · up 15.9% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county~adult-social-care.sensory)
£6.52

**
0.8% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · down 9.5% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£2.75

**
0.4% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £1.81 per resident; similar councils £5.50 · up 3.8% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Physical support





### Physical support



£228.19 of your bill goes to physical support at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £142.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£178.55

**
78.2% of this · £111.1m in 2025-26 · £118 per resident; similar councils £108 · down 5.9% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£49.64

**
21.8% of this · £30.9m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £32 · down 4.6% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Learning disability support





### Learning disability support



£219.25 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £136.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£181.83

**
82.9% of this · £113.1m in 2025-26 · £120 per resident; similar councils £124 · up 4.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£37.42

**
17.1% of this · £23.3m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 14.7% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Mental health support





### Mental health support



£60.30 of your bill goes to mental health support at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £37.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£36.71

**
60.9% of this · £22.8m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 2.9% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£23.58

**
39.1% of this · £14.7m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 3.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£35.08 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £21.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£30.89

**
88.1% of this · £19.2m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 8.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£4.19

**
11.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £2.76 per resident; similar councils £2.18 · up 13.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Sensory support





### Sensory support



£6.52 of your bill goes to sensory support at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £4.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£3.84

**
58.8% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £2.53 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · down 10.9% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£2.68

**
41.2% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £1.77 per resident; similar councils £0.83 · down 7.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Children's social care





### Children's social care



£373.50 of your bill goes to children's social care at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £232.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Children looked after
£229.95

**
61.6% of this · £143.1m in 2025-26 · £151 per resident; similar councils £147 · down 0.9% on 2024-25
- Family support
£89.99

**
24.1% of this · £56.0m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 14.1% on 2024-25
- Safeguarding and social work
£31.32

**
8.4% of this · £19.5m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 5.9% on 2024-25
- Children's centres and early years
£8.67

**
2.3% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £5.70 per resident; similar councils £3.50 · up 14.1% on 2024-25
- Other children's and families' services
£5.15

**
1.4% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £3.39 per resident; similar councils £1.82 · up 43.2% on 2024-25
- Youth justice
£4.30

**
1.2% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £2.83 per resident; similar councils £3.15 · up 14.0% on 2024-25
- Services for young people
£4.11

**
1.1% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £2.71 per resident; similar councils £5.91 · up 6.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Education





### Education



£334.25 of your bill goes to education at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £614.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Primary schools
£115.76

**
34.6% of this · £212.6m in 2025-26 · £225 per resident; similar councils £235 · up 5.6% on 2024-25
- Special schools and alternative provision
£86.29

**
25.8% of this · £158.5m in 2025-26 · £168 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 16.2% on 2024-25
- Other education
£67.71

**
20.3% of this · £124.4m in 2025-26 · £132 per resident; similar councils £87 · up 7.9% on 2024-25
- Early years and nursery
£53.57

**
16.0% of this · £98.4m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £144 · up 34.4% on 2024-25
- Secondary schools
£7.14

**
2.1% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £52 · down 31.2% on 2024-25
- Post-16
£3.78

**
1.1% of this · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £7.35 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 8.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£84.66 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £52.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste disposal
£62.34

**
73.6% of this · £41.1m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 4.9% on 2024-25
- Recycling and waste minimisation
£17.29

**
20.4% of this · £11.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 2.2% on 2024-25
- Trading standards
£3.47

**
4.1% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £2.42 per resident; similar councils £2.40 · up 12.9% on 2024-25
- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£1.55

**
1.8% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident; similar councils £1.09 · up 15.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Roads and transport





### Roads and transport



£70.76 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £44.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Support for bus, rail and other public transport
£25.86

**
36.5% of this · £18.1m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 5.8% on 2024-25
- Concessionary bus fares
£17.09

**
24.2% of this · £11.9m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £9.87 · down 12.5% on 2024-25
- Street lighting (including energy)
£14.38

**
20.3% of this · £10.0m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £6.60 · down 3.4% on 2024-25
- [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-county~highways-transport.maintenance)
£7.58

**
10.7% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £5.60 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 47.0% on 2024-25
- Winter service (gritting)
£4.91

**
6.9% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £3.63 per resident; similar councils £4.34 · down 16.4% on 2024-25
- Traffic management and road safety
£0.94

**
1.3% of this · £659k in 2025-26 · £0.70 per resident; similar councils £1.82 · down 52.6% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
- Road and bridge maintenance





### Road and bridge maintenance



£7.58 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £5.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Environmental, safety and routine maintenance
£5.55

**
73.2% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £4.10 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 57.2% on 2024-25
- Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)
£2.03

**
26.8% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £1.50 per resident; similar councils £3.22 · up 50.6% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Fire and rescue





### Fire and rescue



£70.69 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £44.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Firefighting and rescue
£62.36

**
88.2% of this · £38.8m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 10.5% on 2024-25
- Community fire safety
£5.17

**
7.3% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £3.40 per resident; similar councils £0.06 · up 21.4% on 2024-25
- Fire emergency planning
£3.16

**
4.5% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £2.08 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 21.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£60.66 of your bill goes to running the council at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £37.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£27.17

**
44.8% of this · £17.1m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £1.37 · down 0.1% on 2024-25
- Local welfare assistance
£20.50

**
33.8% of this · £12.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 7.3% on 2024-25
- Corporate and democratic core
£8.33

**
13.7% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £5.55 per resident; similar councils £6.11 · up 2.3% on 2024-25
- Coroners' and other courts
£4.53

**
7.5% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £3.02 per resident; similar councils £2.34 · up 8.0% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£0.12

**
0.2% of this · £77k in 2025-26 · £0.08 per resident; similar councils £1.63











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£24.65 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £15.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Libraries
£17.21

**
69.8% of this · £10.9m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £9.64 · up 12.5% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£5.59

**
22.7% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £3.76 per resident; similar councils £1.81 · down 21.4% on 2024-25
- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£1.84

**
7.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.24 per resident; similar councils £2.67 · up 861.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£13.84 of your bill goes to planning and development at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £8.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Economic development and business support
£11.30

**
81.7% of this · £8.9m in 2025-26 · £9.43 per resident; similar councils £2.86
- Environmental initiatives
£2.54

**
18.3% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £2.12 per resident; similar councils £0.70 · down 7.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council](#d-county)
- Public health





### Public health



£7.33 of your bill goes to public health at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £52.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Health visiting and children's 0-5 services
£1.84

**
25.1% of this · £13.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 5.2% on 2024-25
- Drug and alcohol services
£1.79

**
24.5% of this · £12.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 11.9% on 2024-25
- Sexual health
£1.06

**
14.5% of this · £7.7m in 2025-26 · £8.11 per resident; similar councils £8.39 · down 1.6% on 2024-25
- Other public health
£1.01

**
13.8% of this · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £7.70 per resident; similar councils £6.37 · up 5.2% on 2024-25
- Children's 5-19 programmes
£0.63

**
8.6% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £4.79 per resident; similar councils £4.26 · up 2.9% on 2024-25
- NHS health checks and health protection
£0.36

**
4.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £2.72 per resident; similar councils £2.34 · up 4.3% on 2024-25
- Stop smoking and tobacco control
£0.29

**
3.9% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £2.17 per resident; similar councils £2.25 · down 4.2% on 2024-25
- Obesity and physical activity
£0.23

**
3.2% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £1.77 per resident; similar councils £2.30 · up 4.0% on 2024-25
- Public mental health
£0.12

**
1.6% of this · £838k in 2025-26 · £0.89 per resident; similar councils £0.61 · down 10.8% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase





### Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase



£35.10 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 Norfolk County Council's adult social care spending of
£477.6m 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-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical)
£10.43

**
29.7% of this precept · £142.0m in 2025-26 · £150 per resident; similar councils £143 · down 5.7% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£10.03

**
28.6% of this precept · £136.4m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 5.7% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£4.00

**
11.4% of this precept · £54.4m in 2025-26 · £58 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 8.8% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£2.82

**
8.0% of this precept · £38.4m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £42 · down 2.9% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£2.76

**
7.9% of this precept · £37.5m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £30 · down 0.6% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£1.62

**
4.6% of this precept · £22.0m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £2.94 · up 471.8% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory)
£1.60

**
4.6% of this precept · £21.8m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 8.9% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£1.42

**
4.0% of this precept · £19.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £7.36 · up 15.9% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory)
£0.30

**
0.8% of this precept · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · down 9.5% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£0.13

**
0.4% of this precept · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £1.81 per resident; similar councils £5.50 · up 3.8% on 2024-25





- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Physical support





### Physical support



£10.43 of your bill goes to physical support at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £142.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£8.16

**
78.2% of this · £111.1m in 2025-26 · £118 per resident; similar councils £108 · down 5.9% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£2.27

**
21.8% of this · £30.9m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £32 · down 4.6% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Learning disability support





### Learning disability support



£10.03 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £136.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£8.31

**
82.9% of this · £113.1m in 2025-26 · £120 per resident; similar councils £124 · up 4.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£1.71

**
17.1% of this · £23.3m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 14.7% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Mental health support





### Mental health support



£2.76 of your bill goes to mental health support at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £37.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£1.68

**
60.9% of this · £22.8m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 2.9% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£1.08

**
39.1% of this · £14.7m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 3.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£1.60 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £21.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£1.41

**
88.1% of this · £19.2m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 8.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.19

**
11.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £2.76 per resident; similar councils £2.18 · up 13.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Sensory support





### Sensory support



£0.30 of your bill goes to sensory support at Norfolk County Council. Here is how its £4.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£0.18

**
58.8% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £2.53 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · down 10.9% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.12

**
41.2% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £1.77 per resident; similar councils £0.83 · down 7.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable





### Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable



£344.79 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 Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of
£252.5m 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 Breckland and Norfolk County Council 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 | £325k | £2.19 | £14 | — | down 60.1% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£2.19Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road—Changedown 60.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street cleaningDetails | £1.0m | £6.87 | £11 | — | up 0.9% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£6.87Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road—Changeup 0.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £256k | £1.73 | £0.21 | — | down 18.2% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.73Similar councils, per resident£0.21Per mile of road—Changedown 18.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £256k | £1.73 | — | — | down 18.2% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.73Similar councils, per resident—Per mile of road—Changedown 18.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street lighting (including energy)Details | £62k | £0.42 | £0.92 | — | down 31.9% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£0.42Similar councils, per resident£0.92Per mile of road—Changedown 31.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | |






| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £1.2m | £1.24 | £3.00 | — | up 861.5% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.24Similar councils, per resident£3.00Per mile of road—Changeup 861.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £5.3m | £5.60 | £25 | £869 (similar: £5,563) | down 47.0% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£5.60Similar councils, per resident£25Per mile of road£869 (similar: £5,563)Changedown 47.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £3.9m | £4.10 | £19 | £636 (similar: £4,248) | down 57.2% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£4.10Similar councils, per resident£19Per mile of road£636 (similar: £4,248)Changedown 57.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £1.4m | £1.50 | £3.22 | £232 (similar: £946) | up 50.6% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.50Similar councils, per resident£3.22Per mile of road£232 (similar: £946)Changeup 50.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Winter service (gritting)Details | £3.4m | £3.63 | £4.34 | £563 (similar: £1,012) | down 16.4% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£3.63Similar councils, per resident£4.34Per mile of road£563 (similar: £1,012)Changedown 16.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street lighting (including energy)Details | £10.0m | £11 | £6.60 | £1,648 (similar: £1,683) | down 3.4% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£6.60Per mile of road£1,648 (similar: £1,683)Changedown 3.4% 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Running the councilDetails | £52 | £41 |
| Median£41 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £39 | £56 |
| Median£56 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £24 | £24 |
| Median£24 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £24 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £22 | £22 |
| Median£22 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £4.60 | £-4.53 |
| Median£-4.53 | | |
| Other servicesDetails | £4.38 | £1.96 |
| Median£1.96 | | |





- Breckland spent **39.3%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for district councils in England: 39.3%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs.








| Service | Per resident | Median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EducationDetails | £649 | £736 |
| Median£736 | | |
| Adult social careDetails | £505 | £447 |
| Median£447 | | |
| Children's social careDetails | £246 | £239 |
| Median£239 | | |
| Public healthDetails | £56 | £52 |
| Median£52 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £56 | £58 |
| Median£58 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £47 | £68 |
| Median£68 | | |
| Fire and rescueDetails | £47 | £48 |
| Median£48 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £40 | £21 |
| Median£21 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £16 | £17 |
| Median£17 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £9.11 | £4.63 |
| Median£4.63 | | |
| Other servicesDetails | £0.24 | £0.63 |
| Median£0.63 | | |





- Norfolk County Council spent **32.0%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for county councils: 28.1%); 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 Breckland](/council-tax/england/breckland/) and [everything else about Breckland](/your-area/breckland/).





## Common questions


What does council tax pay for in Breckland?
A Band D bill of £2,443.67 is split between Breckland, Norfolk County Council, Norfolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £767.60.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/) |





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