# Where your council tax goes in Cheshire West and Chester url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/cheshire-west-and-chester/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 Cheshire West and Chester Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Cheshire West and Chester** is **£2,517.33** for 2026-27, split between Cheshire West and Chester £2,037.23, Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase £39.56, Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £295.44, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £100.09, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £45.01. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Cheshire West and Chester: **£751.64** of the bill. Council tax pays for 24% 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 - £2,517.33Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £2,037.23Goes to Cheshire West and Chester itself (81%) As of 6 April 2026 - £751.64Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 24.2%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. 2037.23 39.56 295.44 100.09 45.01 Cheshire West and Chester 81%Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 12%Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 2% 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 24.2%** of the money Cheshire West and Chester had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 24.2% £260.4m - Business rates 5.4% £58.2m - General government grant 0.5% £5.3m - Government grants for specific services 50.9% £547.5m - Fees, charges and other income 18.0% £193.9m - Taken from reserves 0.9% £10.1m 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: £2,517.33 - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) £2,037.23 ** Your council · 80.9% of the bill - [Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £39.56 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £295.44 ** Police · 11.7% of the bill - [Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £100.09 ** Fire and rescue · 4.0% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £45.01 ** Parish or town council · 1.8% 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) - Cheshire West and Chester ### Cheshire West and Chester £2,037.23 of your bill goes to Cheshire West and Chester. It is shared out below in proportion to how Cheshire West and Chester spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £751.64 ** 36.9% of this part · £195.4m in 2025-26 · £523 per resident; similar councils £495 · up 4.1% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £370.28 ** 18.2% of this part · £96.3m in 2025-26 · £257 per resident; similar councils £267 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £290.66 ** 14.3% of this part · £340.3m in 2025-26 · £910 per resident; similar councils £689 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £281.73 ** 13.8% of this part · £73.2m in 2025-26 · £196 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £135.75 ** 6.7% of this part · £35.3m in 2025-26 · £94 per resident; similar councils £101 · up 5.6% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £62.87 ** 3.1% of this part · £16.3m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £50 · down 12.5% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £51.09 ** 2.5% of this part · £13.3m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £46 · down 31.3% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £50.51 ** 2.5% of this part · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £42 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £34.69 ** 1.7% of this part · £9.0m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 9.6% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £8.01 ** 0.4% of this part · £21.4m in 2025-26 · £57 per resident; similar councils £52 · up 1.3% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£264.7m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£19.3m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 unitary councils in England closest in population: North Northamptonshire, Leicester City, East Riding of Yorkshire, Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Northumberland, Shropshire, Cheshire East, Nottingham City, Central Bedfordshire. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £751.64 of your bill goes to adult social care at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £195.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £320.46 ** 42.6% of this · £83.6m in 2025-26 · £224 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £177.51 ** 23.6% of this · £46.3m in 2025-26 · £124 per resident; similar councils £128 · up 8.9% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £71.46 ** 9.5% of this · £18.6m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £56 · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £69.14 ** 9.2% of this · £18.0m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 6.7% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £62.92 ** 8.4% of this · £16.4m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £20.72 ** 2.8% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £22 · down 16.5% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £19.15 ** 2.5% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £8.77 · up 23.7% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £6.04 ** 0.8% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £4.21 per resident; similar councils £2.32 · down 13.8% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £4.24 ** 0.6% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £2.96 per resident; similar councils £1.15 · up 1.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £320.46 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £83.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £290.64 ** 90.7% of this · £75.8m in 2025-26 · £203 per resident; similar councils £137 · up 8.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £29.82 ** 9.3% of this · £7.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 13.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £177.51 of your bill goes to physical support at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £46.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £136.03 ** 76.6% of this · £35.5m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £93 · up 12.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £41.49 ** 23.4% of this · £10.8m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £34 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £71.46 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £18.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £64.72 ** 90.6% of this · £16.9m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £51 · up 2.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £6.74 ** 9.4% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £4.70 per resident; similar councils £3.11 · up 20.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £69.14 of your bill goes to mental health support at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £18.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £43.98 ** 63.6% of this · £11.5m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £25.17 ** 36.4% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £4.24 of your bill goes to sensory support at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £1.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.37 ** 55.9% of this · £618k in 2025-26 · £1.65 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · up 6.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.87 ** 44.1% of this · £488k in 2025-26 · £1.30 per resident; similar councils £0.54 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £370.28 of your bill goes to children's social care at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £96.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £249.20 ** 67.3% of this · £65.7m in 2025-26 · £176 per resident; similar councils £171 · up 6.2% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £54.81 ** 14.8% of this · £14.5m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £56 · down 8.7% on 2024-25 - Family support £53.58 ** 14.5% of this · £14.1m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 10.8% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £7.78 ** 2.1% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £5.49 per resident; similar councils £5.52 · up 1.8% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £3.38 ** 0.9% of this · £891k in 2025-26 · £2.38 per resident; similar councils £3.08 · up 33.2% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £1.54 ** 0.4% of this · £405k in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident; similar councils £0.75 · down 68.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Education ### Education £290.66 of your bill goes to education at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £340.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £98.87 ** 34.0% of this · £115.8m in 2025-26 · £310 per resident; similar councils £219 · down 7.1% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £59.24 ** 20.4% of this · £69.4m in 2025-26 · £185 per resident; similar councils £67 · down 0.7% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £51.32 ** 17.7% of this · £60.1m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £128 · up 60.6% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £46.13 ** 15.9% of this · £54.0m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 19.8% on 2024-25 - Other education £30.69 ** 10.6% of this · £35.9m in 2025-26 · £96 per resident; similar councils £88 · up 12.7% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £4.40 ** 1.5% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 26.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £281.73 of your bill goes to planning and development at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £73.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental initiatives £228.09 ** 81.0% of this · £60.1m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £0.29 · up 16.0% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £39.13 ** 13.9% of this · £10.3m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £7.67 · down 28.8% on 2024-25 - Community development £8.39 ** 3.0% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £5.91 per resident; similar councils £3.07 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £6.09 ** 2.2% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident; similar councils £4.91 · down 1.4% on 2024-25 - Building control £0.04 ** under 0.1% of this · £10k in 2025-26 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £0.93 · no change on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £135.75 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £35.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection £48.60 ** 35.8% of this · £12.8m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 5.8% on 2024-25 - Waste disposal £38.83 ** 28.6% of this · £10.3m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £13.08 ** 9.6% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £9.24 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 14.9% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £12.56 ** 9.3% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £8.88 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 3.6% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £9.93 ** 7.3% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £7.02 per resident; similar councils £5.96 · down 3.4% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £5.80 ** 4.3% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £4.10 per resident; similar councils £5.21 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £4.78 ** 3.5% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £3.38 per resident; similar councils £1.57 · up 15.8% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £1.10 ** 0.8% of this · £291k in 2025-26 · £0.78 per resident; similar councils £1.28 · up 11.9% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £1.06 ** 0.8% of this · £279k in 2025-26 · £0.75 per resident; similar councils £0.21 · no change on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £62.87 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £16.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £21.98 ** 35.0% of this · £7.0m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £9.73 · down 6.9% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £10.72 ** 17.1% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £9.08 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 11.4% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £9.85 ** 15.7% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £8.34 per resident; similar councils £7.21 · down 5.2% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £9.62 ** 15.3% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £8.15 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £5.35 ** 8.5% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £4.53 per resident; similar councils £5.25 · down 11.3% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £3.06 ** 4.9% of this · £968k in 2025-26 · £2.59 per resident; similar councils £3.01 · down 18.5% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £2.29 ** 3.6% of this · £725k in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident; similar councils £2.69 · down 45.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £10.72 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £3.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £6.66 ** 62.1% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £5.64 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 7.0% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £4.06 ** 37.9% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £3.44 per resident; similar councils £4.31 · down 17.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £51.09 of your bill goes to running the council at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £13.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Local welfare assistance £22.19 ** 43.4% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 10.1% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £16.44 ** 32.2% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 56.6% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £3.66 ** 7.2% of this · £954k in 2025-26 · £2.55 per resident; similar councils £9.47 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £2.74 ** 5.4% of this · £715k in 2025-26 · £1.91 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · down 3.6% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £2.68 ** 5.3% of this · £699k in 2025-26 · £1.87 per resident; similar councils £8.98 · down 13.7% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £2.43 ** 4.8% of this · £634k in 2025-26 · £1.70 per resident; similar councils £2.63 · down 14.6% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £0.94 ** 1.8% of this · £245k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £1.17 · up 23.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £50.51 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £13.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £22.07 ** 43.7% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 2.6% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £14.21 ** 28.1% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £9.96 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 10.7% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £13.61 ** 27.0% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £9.54 per resident; similar councils £5.46 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £0.61 ** 1.2% of this · £161k in 2025-26 · £0.43 per resident; similar councils £0.29 · down 28.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £34.69 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £9.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £29.24 ** 84.3% of this · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £3.65 ** 10.5% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £2.83 per resident; similar councils £3.87 · down 19.5% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £1.30 ** 3.7% of this · £376k in 2025-26 · £1.01 per resident; similar councils £2.69 · down 23.0% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £0.50 ** 1.5% of this · £146k in 2025-26 · £0.39 per resident; similar councils £1.46 · down 84.9% 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. Cheshire West and Chester's Housing Revenue Account took in £30.1m and spent £30.0m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £8.01 of your bill goes to public health at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £21.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £1.86 ** 23.3% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 22.2% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £1.56 ** 19.4% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 1.1% on 2024-25 - Other public health £1.50 ** 18.7% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £3.65 · down 36.3% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.43 ** 17.9% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £7.52 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.87 ** 10.9% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £6.23 per resident; similar councils £3.09 · up 111.3% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.47 ** 5.9% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £3.35 per resident; similar councils £4.25 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.19 ** 2.3% of this · £499k in 2025-26 · £1.33 per resident; similar councils £1.74 · up 6.4% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.09 ** 1.2% of this · £246k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £2.03 · up 57.7% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.03 ** 0.4% of this · £84k in 2025-26 · £0.22 per resident; similar councils £2.28 · up 10.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase £39.56 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 Cheshire West and Chester's adult social care spending of £195.4m 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) £16.87 ** 42.6% of this precept · £83.6m in 2025-26 · £224 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £9.34 ** 23.6% of this precept · £46.3m in 2025-26 · £124 per resident; similar councils £128 · up 8.9% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £3.76 ** 9.5% of this precept · £18.6m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £56 · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £3.64 ** 9.2% of this precept · £18.0m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 6.7% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £3.31 ** 8.4% of this precept · £16.4m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.09 ** 2.8% of this precept · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £22 · down 16.5% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £1.01 ** 2.5% of this precept · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £8.77 · up 23.7% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.32 ** 0.8% of this precept · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £4.21 per resident; similar councils £2.32 · down 13.8% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.22 ** 0.6% of this precept · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £2.96 per resident; similar councils £1.15 · up 1.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £16.87 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £83.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £15.30 ** 90.7% of this · £75.8m in 2025-26 · £203 per resident; similar councils £137 · up 8.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.57 ** 9.3% of this · £7.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 13.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £9.34 of your bill goes to physical support at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £46.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £7.16 ** 76.6% of this · £35.5m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £93 · up 12.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.18 ** 23.4% of this · £10.8m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £34 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £3.76 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £18.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £3.41 ** 90.6% of this · £16.9m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £51 · up 2.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.35 ** 9.4% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £4.70 per resident; similar councils £3.11 · up 20.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £3.64 of your bill goes to mental health support at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £18.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.31 ** 63.6% of this · £11.5m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.32 ** 36.4% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.22 of your bill goes to sensory support at Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how its £1.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.12 ** 55.9% of this · £618k in 2025-26 · £1.65 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · up 6.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.10 ** 44.1% of this · £488k in 2025-26 · £1.30 per resident; similar councils £0.54 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £295.44 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 Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £291.2m 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. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £100.09 of your bill goes to Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £97.04 ** 97.0% of this part · £50.6m in 2024-25 · £44 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 7.7% on 2023-24 - Running the council £3.05 ** 3.0% of this part · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £1.38 per resident; similar councils £1.22 · up 1.0% on 2023-24 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Staffordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £97.04 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £50.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £65.74 ** 67.7% of this · £34.3m in 2024-25 · £30 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 6.2% on 2023-24 - Community fire safety £31.30 ** 32.3% of this · £16.3m in 2024-25 · £14 per resident; similar councils £5.48 · up 10.8% on 2023-24 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Cheshire West and Chester 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 | £3.7m | £9.96 | £16 | — | up 10.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.96Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road—Changeup 10.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £3.5m | £9.24 | £11 | £2,469 (similar: £2,773) | up 14.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.24Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£2,469 (similar: £2,773)Changeup 14.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £3.4m | £9.08 | £18 | £2,424 (similar: £5,024) | down 11.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.08Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road£2,424 (similar: £5,024)Changedown 11.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £2.1m | £5.64 | £12 | £1,506 (similar: £3,919) | down 7.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£5.64Similar councils, per resident£12Per mile of road£1,506 (similar: £3,919)Changedown 7.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £1.3m | £3.44 | £6.19 | £919 (similar: £2,699) | down 17.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.44Similar councils, per resident£6.19Per mile of road£919 (similar: £2,699)Changedown 17.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £725k | £1.94 | £2.69 | £518 (similar: £665) | down 45.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.94Similar councils, per resident£2.69Per mile of road£518 (similar: £665)Changedown 45.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £3.1m | £8.34 | £7.21 | £2,226 (similar: £1,766) | down 5.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.34Similar councils, per resident£7.21Per mile of road£2,226 (similar: £1,766)Changedown 5.2% 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 | £910 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £523 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £257 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £196 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £94 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Public healthDetails | £57 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £44 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £36 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £35 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £24 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | - Cheshire West and Chester spent **36.0%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.1%); 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 Cheshire West and Chester](/council-tax/england/cheshire-west-and-chester/) and [everything else about Cheshire West and Chester](/your-area/cheshire-west-and-chester/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Cheshire West and Chester? A Band D bill of £2,517.33 is split between Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire West and Chester: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £751.64.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 Cheshire West and Chester UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/cheshire-west-and-chester-ua/) - [Back to Cheshire West and Chester: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/cheshire-west-and-chester/) - [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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