# Where your council tax goes in Derby url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/derby/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 Derby Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Derby** is **£2,306.00** for 2026-27, split between Derby £1,862.82, Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase £36.17, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £308.60, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £98.41. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is children's social care at Derby: **£539.90** of the bill. Council tax pays for 17% 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 - £2,306.00Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,862.82Goes to Derby itself (81%) As of 6 April 2026 - £539.90Largest line: children's social care As of 28 September 2026 - 16.8%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. 1862.82 36.17 308.60 98.41 Derby 81%Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 13%Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4% ## 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 16.8%** of the money Derby City had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 16.8% £132.3m - Business rates 11.7% £92.0m - General government grant 2.1% £16.4m - Government grants for specific services 46.4% £366.0m - Fees, charges and other income 23.0% £181.5m It also put £18.5m 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: £2,306.00 - [Derby](#d-council) £1,862.82 ** Your council · 80.8% of the bill - [Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £36.17 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £308.60 ** Police · 13.4% of the bill - [Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £98.41 ** Fire and rescue · 4.3% of the bill - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Derby ### Derby £1,862.82 of your bill goes to Derby. It is shared out below in proportion to how Derby City spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £539.90 ** 29.0% of this part · £95.5m in 2025-26 · £347 per resident; similar councils £340 · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £534.23 ** 28.7% of this part · £94.5m in 2025-26 · £343 per resident; similar councils £467 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £267.39 ** 14.4% of this part · £209.2m in 2025-26 · £760 per resident; similar councils £609 · up 12.0% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £160.96 ** 8.6% of this part · £28.5m in 2025-26 · £103 per resident; similar councils £106 · up 2.8% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £105.40 ** 5.7% of this part · £18.7m in 2025-26 · £68 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 31.5% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £103.16 ** 5.5% of this part · £18.3m in 2025-26 · £66 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 2.4% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £54.43 ** 2.9% of this part · £9.6m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 5.2% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £44.92 ** 2.4% of this part · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 22.8% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £41.88 ** 2.2% of this part · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £54 · down 6.6% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £10.55 ** 0.6% of this part · £25.6m in 2025-26 · £93 per resident; similar councils £73 · down 0.9% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£161.9m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£23.8m) 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: Kingston-upon-Hull, Stoke-on-Trent, Plymouth, Cumberland, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Medway Towns, South Gloucestershire, Milton Keynes, Swindon. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £539.90 of your bill goes to children's social care at Derby City. Here is how its £95.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £323.70 ** 60.0% of this · £57.3m in 2025-26 · £208 per resident; similar councils £196 · up 10.2% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £148.13 ** 27.4% of this · £26.2m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £67 · down 2.9% on 2024-25 - Family support £29.92 ** 5.5% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 45.6% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £16.35 ** 3.0% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 5.8% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £9.18 ** 1.7% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £5.90 per resident; similar councils £4.47 · up 69.4% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £6.28 ** 1.2% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £4.04 per resident; similar councils £4.15 · down 50.7% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £6.07 ** 1.1% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.90 per resident; similar councils £3.83 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £0.28 ** under 0.1% of this · £49k in 2025-26 · £0.18 per resident; similar councils £4.34 · down 98.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £534.23 of your bill goes to adult social care at Derby City. Here is how its £94.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £208.45 ** 39.0% of this · £37.3m in 2025-26 · £135 per resident; similar councils £167 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £159.70 ** 29.9% of this · £28.5m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £61.91 ** 11.6% of this · £11.1m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 15.5% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £47.34 ** 8.9% of this · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £34.39 ** 6.4% of this · £6.1m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £16.47 ** 3.1% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 14.2% on 2024-25 - Sensory support £5.98 ** 1.1% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.88 per resident; similar councils £1.24 · down 16.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £208.45 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Derby City. Here is how its £37.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £182.95 ** 87.8% of this · £32.7m in 2025-26 · £119 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 2.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £25.50 ** 12.2% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 32.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £159.70 of your bill goes to physical support at Derby City. Here is how its £28.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £114.43 ** 71.7% of this · £20.5m in 2025-26 · £74 per resident; similar councils £97 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £45.27 ** 28.3% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 9.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £47.34 of your bill goes to mental health support at Derby City. Here is how its £8.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £24.24 ** 51.2% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £23.10 ** 48.8% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 5.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £16.47 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Derby City. Here is how its £2.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £13.96 ** 84.8% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £9.06 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 20.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.51 ** 15.2% of this · £448k in 2025-26 · £1.63 per resident; similar councils £2.48 · up 51.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Education ### Education £267.39 of your bill goes to education at Derby City. Here is how its £209.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £79.82 ** 29.8% of this · £62.4m in 2025-26 · £227 per resident; similar councils £215 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £53.76 ** 20.1% of this · £42.1m in 2025-26 · £153 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £50.84 ** 19.0% of this · £39.8m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £149 · up 33.5% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £50.11 ** 18.7% of this · £39.2m in 2025-26 · £142 per resident; similar councils £137 · up 4.5% on 2024-25 - Other education £25.83 ** 9.7% of this · £20.2m in 2025-26 · £73 per resident; similar councils £63 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £7.03 ** 2.6% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 10.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £160.96 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Derby City. Here is how its £28.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £56.17 ** 34.9% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £34 · down 24.8% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £45.63 ** 28.4% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 118.5% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £21.42 ** 13.3% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £16.73 ** 10.4% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 4.8% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £9.49 ** 5.9% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £6.29 per resident; similar councils £4.55 · down 25.2% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £4.89 ** 3.0% of this · £892k in 2025-26 · £3.24 per resident; similar councils £5.44 · down 10.6% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £4.32 ** 2.7% of this · £788k in 2025-26 · £2.86 per resident; similar councils £1.77 · up 41.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £1.48 ** 0.9% of this · £270k in 2025-26 · £0.98 per resident; similar councils £0.82 · up 8.0% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £0.76 ** 0.5% of this · £138k in 2025-26 · £0.50 per resident; similar councils £0.68 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.06 ** under 0.1% of this · £11k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £0.14 · up 22.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £105.40 of your bill goes to running the council at Derby City. Here is how its £18.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other central services £55.72 ** 52.9% of this · £9.9m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £-0.38 · up 60.6% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £16.22 ** 15.4% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £7.08 · up 185.0% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £15.16 ** 14.4% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £9.74 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 13.5% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £7.43 ** 7.0% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.77 per resident; similar councils £2.82 · down 19.8% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £6.55 ** 6.2% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £4.21 per resident; similar councils £4.65 · up 51.0% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £3.03 ** 2.9% of this · £536k in 2025-26 · £1.95 per resident; similar councils £1.90 · down 60.3% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.16 ** 1.1% of this · £206k in 2025-26 · £0.75 per resident; similar councils £0.65 · up 12.6% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £0.11 ** 0.1% of this · £19k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £0.10 · down 64.8% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £0.03 ** under 0.1% of this · £5k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £-0.24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £103.16 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Derby City. Here is how its £18.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Street lighting (including energy) £41.59 ** 40.3% of this · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £9.17 · down 10.3% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £24.66 ** 23.9% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 5.0% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £17.32 ** 16.8% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £5.61 · up 22.6% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £8.90 ** 8.6% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £7.09 per resident; similar councils £0.90 · up 68.9% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £7.72 ** 7.5% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £6.15 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 56.6% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £1.64 ** 1.6% of this · £359k in 2025-26 · £1.30 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 91.0% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £1.34 ** 1.3% of this · £293k in 2025-26 · £1.06 per resident; similar councils £1.82 · up 190.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £7.72 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Derby City. Here is how its £1.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £7.65 ** 99.1% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £6.09 per resident; similar councils £8.56 · up 98.6% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £0.07 ** 0.9% of this · £15k in 2025-26 · £0.05 per resident; similar councils £3.11 · down 93.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £54.43 of your bill goes to planning and development at Derby City. Here is how its £9.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community development £42.52 ** 78.1% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £3.73 · up 1.2% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £5.35 ** 9.8% of this · £947k in 2025-26 · £3.44 per resident; similar councils £5.20 · down 29.9% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £4.90 ** 9.0% of this · £868k in 2025-26 · £3.15 per resident; similar councils £4.18 · up 15.3% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £1.07 ** 2.0% of this · £190k in 2025-26 · £0.69 per resident; similar councils £4.25 · down 64.7% on 2024-25 - Building control £0.58 ** 1.1% of this · £103k in 2025-26 · £0.37 per resident; similar councils £0.90 · up 24.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £44.92 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Derby City. Here is how its £7.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £15.03 ** 33.5% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £9.66 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 25.3% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £12.26 ** 27.3% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £7.88 per resident; similar councils £1.37 · up 76.5% on 2024-25 - Libraries £10.98 ** 24.4% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £7.06 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £5.45 ** 12.1% of this · £964k in 2025-26 · £3.50 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 4.6% on 2024-25 - Tourism £1.20 ** 2.7% of this · £213k in 2025-26 · £0.77 per resident; similar councils £0.33 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £41.88 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Derby City. Here is how its £7.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £28.12 ** 67.1% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 23.3% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £7.58 ** 18.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £4.91 per resident; similar councils £5.72 · down 55.3% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £3.95 ** 9.4% of this · £705k in 2025-26 · £2.56 per resident; similar councils £0.92 · up 34.5% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £2.24 ** 5.3% of this · £399k in 2025-26 · £1.45 per resident; similar councils £0.92 · up 1.0% 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. Derby City's Housing Revenue Account took in £76.6m and spent £72.1m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £10.55 of your bill goes to public health at Derby City. Here is how its £25.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £3.45 ** 32.7% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 9.0% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £2.01 ** 19.1% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 1.6% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.43 ** 13.5% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 1.1% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £1.07 ** 10.1% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £9.43 per resident; similar councils £3.16 · down 25.7% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.96 ** 9.1% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £8.51 per resident; similar councils £5.96 · up 13.7% on 2024-25 - Other public health £0.86 ** 8.1% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £7.58 per resident; similar councils £7.19 · down 15.8% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.50 ** 4.7% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £4.39 per resident; similar councils £3.13 · up 5.0% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.24 ** 2.2% of this · £574k in 2025-26 · £2.08 per resident; similar councils £2.87 · down 0.9% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.04 ** 0.3% of this · £88k in 2025-26 · £0.32 per resident; similar councils £1.96 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase £36.17 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 Derby City's adult social care spending of £94.5m 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. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £14.11 ** 39.0% of this precept · £37.3m in 2025-26 · £135 per resident; similar councils £167 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £10.81 ** 29.9% of this precept · £28.5m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £4.19 ** 11.6% of this precept · £11.1m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 15.5% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £3.20 ** 8.9% of this precept · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £2.33 ** 6.4% of this precept · £6.1m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £1.11 ** 3.1% of this precept · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 14.2% on 2024-25 - Sensory support £0.40 ** 1.1% of this precept · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.88 per resident; similar councils £1.24 · down 16.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £14.11 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Derby City. Here is how its £37.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £12.39 ** 87.8% of this · £32.7m in 2025-26 · £119 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 2.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.73 ** 12.2% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 32.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £10.81 of your bill goes to physical support at Derby City. Here is how its £28.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £7.75 ** 71.7% of this · £20.5m in 2025-26 · £74 per resident; similar councils £97 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.06 ** 28.3% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 9.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £3.20 of your bill goes to mental health support at Derby City. Here is how its £8.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.64 ** 51.2% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.56 ** 48.8% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 5.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.11 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Derby City. Here is how its £2.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.95 ** 84.8% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £9.06 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 20.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.17 ** 15.2% of this · £448k in 2025-26 · £1.63 per resident; similar councils £2.48 · up 51.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £308.60 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 Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £251.7m 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) - Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £98.41 of your bill goes to Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £97.22 ** 98.8% of this part · £51.1m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Running the council £1.19 ** 1.2% of this part · £624k in 2025-26 · £0.57 per resident; similar councils £1.54 · down 7.0% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, 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, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Mid and West Wales Fire Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £97.22 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £51.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £81.71 ** 84.0% of this · £43.0m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 5.3% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £15.18 ** 15.6% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £7.24 per resident; similar councils £5.28 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.33 ** 0.3% of this · £173k in 2025-26 · £0.16 per resident; similar councils £0.08 · up 14.6% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Derby City 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 | £964k | £3.50 | £18 | — | down 4.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.50Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road—Changedown 4.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £3.1m | £11 | £15 | £6,383 (similar: £7,471) | up 4.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road£6,383 (similar: £7,471)Changeup 4.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £1.7m | £6.15 | £14 | £3,542 (similar: £6,457) | up 56.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.15Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road£3,542 (similar: £6,457)Changeup 56.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £1.7m | £6.09 | £9.88 | £3,510 (similar: £5,406) | up 98.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.09Similar councils, per resident£9.88Per mile of road£3,510 (similar: £5,406)Changeup 98.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £15k | £0.05 | £3.11 | £31 (similar: £1,687) | down 93.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.05Similar councils, per resident£3.11Per mile of road£31 (similar: £1,687)Changedown 93.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £293k | £1.06 | £1.82 | £613 (similar: £944) | up 190.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.06Similar councils, per resident£1.82Per mile of road£613 (similar: £944)Changeup 190.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £9.1m | £33 | £9.17 | £19,088 (similar: £3,798) | down 10.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£33Similar councils, per resident£9.17Per mile of road£19,088 (similar: £3,798)Changedown 10.3% 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 | £760 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £347 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £343 | £483 | | Median£483 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £103 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Public healthDetails | £93 | £64 | | Median£64 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £68 | £51 | | Median£51 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £66 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £35 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £29 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £27 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | - Derby City spent **33.3%** 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 Derby](/council-tax/england/derby/) and [everything else about Derby](/your-area/derby/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Derby? A Band D bill of £2,306.00 is split between Derby, Derby: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. In proportion to spending, the largest line is children's social care, £539.90.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 Derby City UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/derby-city-ua/) - [Back to Derby: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/derby/) - [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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