# Where your council tax goes in East Lindsey

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updated: 29 September 2026
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# Where your council tax goes in East Lindsey



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





A Band D council tax bill in **East Lindsey** is **£2,275.88** for 2026-27, split between East Lindsey £176.67, Lincolnshire County Council £1,640.52, Lincolnshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £32.49, Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £333.09, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £93.11. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Lincolnshire County Council: **£598.46** of the bill. Council tax pays for 8% 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



- £2,275.88Band D bill, 2026-27


As of 6 April 2026
- £176.67Goes to East Lindsey itself (8%)


As of 6 April 2026
- £598.46Largest line: adult social care


As of 28 September 2026
- 7.7%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.



176.67

1640.52

32.49

333.09

93.11



East Lindsey 8%Lincolnshire County Council 72%Lincolnshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 15%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 4%



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 7.7%** of the money
East Lindsey had to spend in 2025-26.


************



- Council tax 7.7% £8.3m
- Business rates 19.3% £20.7m
- General government grant 1.3% £1.4m
- Government grants for specific services 30.4% £32.6m
- Fees, charges and other income 41.0% £43.9m
- Taken from reserves 0.3% £325k






**Council tax pays for 23.9%** of the money
Lincolnshire County Council had to spend in 2025-26.


************



- Council tax 23.9% £403.2m
- Business rates 9.3% £156.7m
- General government grant 1.7% £28.9m
- Government grants for specific services 40.5% £684.4m
- Fees, charges and other income 22.6% £381.6m
- Taken from reserves 2.0% £34.2m






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: £2,275.88


- [East Lindsey](#d-council)
£176.67

**
Your council · 7.8% of the bill
- [Lincolnshire County Council](#d-county)
£1,640.52

**
County council · 72.1% of the bill
- [Lincolnshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
£32.49

**
County adult social care precept · 1.4% of the bill
- [Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police)
£333.09

**
Police · 14.6% of the bill
- Parish and town councils (average for the area)
£93.11

**
Parish or town council · 4.1% 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)
- East Lindsey





### East Lindsey



£176.67 of your bill goes to East Lindsey. It is shared out below in proportion to how
East Lindsey spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment)
£67.69

**
38.3% of this part · £15.5m in 2025-26 · £106 per resident; similar councils £53 · up 6.7% on 2024-25
- [Running the council](#d-council~central)
£42.15

**
23.9% of this part · £9.7m in 2025-26 · £66 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 23.3% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure)
£30.74

**
17.4% of this part · £7.0m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 4.4% on 2024-25
- [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing)
£20.03

**
11.3% of this part · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 1.3% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing).
- [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development)
£16.06

**
9.1% of this part · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 23.7% on 2024-25




Roads and transport brought in £1.8m more than it cost in 2025-26, so
it takes no share of your bill.







**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 district councils in England closest in population: Norwich City, South Kesteven, Breckland, Lancaster, Stratford-on-Avon, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Eastleigh, Cambridge, Thanet, South Norfolk. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






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





### Environment and regulation



£67.69 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at East Lindsey. Here is how its £15.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£23.04

**
34.0% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £0.31 · up 1.5% on 2024-25
- Waste collection
£20.39

**
30.1% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 18.3% on 2024-25
- Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing
£9.11

**
13.5% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £9.34 · up 12.0% on 2024-25
- Street cleaning
£4.85

**
7.2% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £7.73 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 2.2% on 2024-25
- Public toilets
£4.37

**
6.5% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £6.96 per resident; similar councils £1.52 · up 4.4% on 2024-25
- Community safety and CCTV
£3.56

**
5.3% of this · £832k in 2025-26 · £5.67 per resident; similar councils £3.68 · up 20.1% on 2024-25
- Other environmental services
£2.20

**
3.3% of this · £515k in 2025-26 · £3.51 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 39.6% on 2024-25
- Cemeteries and crematoria
£0.17

**
0.2% of this · £39k in 2025-26 · £0.27 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 95.0% on 2024-25











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





### Running the council



£42.15 of your bill goes to running the council at East Lindsey. Here is how its £9.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Corporate and democratic core
£19.75

**
46.9% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 29.2% on 2024-25
- Collecting council tax and business rates
£9.78

**
23.2% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 10.6% on 2024-25
- Other central services
£4.91

**
11.7% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £7.67 per resident; similar councils £-0.21 · up 149.1% on 2024-25
- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£3.79

**
9.0% of this · £869k in 2025-26 · £5.92 per resident; similar councils £1.08 · up 2.4% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£3.54

**
8.4% of this · £811k in 2025-26 · £5.53 per resident; similar councils £3.13 · down 16.8% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£0.37

**
0.9% of this · £85k in 2025-26 · £0.58 per resident; similar councils £0.31 · up 193.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [East Lindsey](#d-council)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£30.74 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at East Lindsey. Here is how its £7.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Sport and leisure
£12.23

**
39.8% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £5.78 · up 23.5% on 2024-25
- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£10.29

**
33.5% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 17.8% on 2024-25
- Tourism
£5.51

**
17.9% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £8.60 per resident; similar councils £0.18 · down 24.9% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£1.75

**
5.7% of this · £400k in 2025-26 · £2.73 per resident; similar councils £2.63 · down 48.1% on 2024-25
- Other culture and leisure
£0.96

**
3.1% of this · £221k in 2025-26 · £1.51 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 662.1% on 2024-25











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





### Housing (not council homes)



£20.03 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at East Lindsey. Here is how its £4.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Homelessness and temporary accommodation
£10.16

**
50.7% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 9.3% on 2024-25
- Housing strategy, advice and enabling
£6.35

**
31.7% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £3.53 · up 43.4% on 2024-25
- Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments
£3.25

**
16.2% of this · £756k in 2025-26 · £5.15 per resident; similar councils £8.74 · up 6.0% on 2024-25
- Private sector housing renewal
£0.27

**
1.4% of this · £64k in 2025-26 · £0.44 per resident; similar councils £1.55 · down 39.6% 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.
East Lindsey 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)
- [East Lindsey](#d-council)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£16.06 of your bill goes to planning and development at East Lindsey. Here is how its £3.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Economic development and business support
£10.48

**
65.3% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £6.27 · down 8.3% on 2024-25
- Planning policy
£4.01

**
25.0% of this · £918k in 2025-26 · £6.26 per resident; similar councils £5.46 · up 10.3% on 2024-25
- Building control
£1.43

**
8.9% of this · £327k in 2025-26 · £2.23 per resident; similar councils £1.64 · down 3.0% on 2024-25
- Planning applications (development management)
£0.14

**
0.9% of this · £33k in 2025-26 · £0.22 per resident; similar councils £0.13 · down 96.8% on 2024-25











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





### Lincolnshire County Council



£1,640.52 of your bill goes to Lincolnshire County Council. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Lincolnshire County Council spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
£598.46

**
36.5% of this part · £315.7m in 2025-26 · £398 per resident; similar councils £415 · up 7.4% on 2024-25
- [Education](#d-county~education)
£365.82

**
22.3% of this part · £579.0m in 2025-26 · £729 per resident; similar councils £665 · up 18.8% on 2024-25
- [Children's social care](#d-county~childrens-social-care)
£320.89

**
19.6% of this part · £169.3m in 2025-26 · £213 per resident; similar councils £248 · up 15.1% on 2024-25
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
£134.64

**
8.2% of this part · £71.0m in 2025-26 · £89 per resident; similar councils £68 · up 6.4% on 2024-25
- [Fire and rescue](#d-county~fire)
£77.17

**
4.7% of this part · £40.7m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 13.9% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-county~environment)
£68.54

**
4.2% of this part · £36.2m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £57 · up 8.8% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-county~culture-leisure)
£20.90

**
1.3% of this part · £11.0m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 2.3% on 2024-25
- [Running the council](#d-county~central)
£18.88

**
1.2% of this part · £10.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 5.9% on 2024-25
- [Housing (not council homes)](#d-county~housing)
£18.71

**
1.1% of this part · £9.9m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £2.61 · up 85.6% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-county~housing).
- [Planning and development](#d-county~planning-development)
£16.50

**
1.0% of this part · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £3.87 · down 2.1% on 2024-25





Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£386.0m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£39.1m) 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: Suffolk County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council, Devon County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Staffordshire County Council, West Sussex County Council, Gloucestershire County Council. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






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





### Adult social care



£598.46 of your bill goes to adult social care at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £315.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Physical support](#d-county~adult-social-care.physical)
£241.88

**
40.4% of this · £130.1m in 2025-26 · £164 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 1.8% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£189.91

**
31.7% of this · £102.1m in 2025-26 · £129 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 13.8% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£74.30

**
12.4% of this · £40.0m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 4.6% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£55.71

**
9.3% of this · £30.0m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 6.8% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county~adult-social-care.memory)
£19.85

**
3.3% of this · £10.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 54.8% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£9.11

**
1.5% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £6.17 per resident; similar councils £5.13 · up 15.3% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£4.48

**
0.7% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £3.04 per resident; similar councils £9.77 · down 0.2% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county~adult-social-care.sensory)
£1.73

**
0.3% of this · £932k in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · up 18.6% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£1.48

**
0.2% of this · £798k in 2025-26 · £1.01 per resident; similar councils £2.94 · down 3.6% on 2024-25











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





### Physical support



£241.88 of your bill goes to physical support at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £130.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£200.93

**
83.1% of this · £108.0m in 2025-26 · £136 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 0.6% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£40.95

**
16.9% of this · £22.0m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 8.0% on 2024-25











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





### Learning disability support



£189.91 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £102.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£170.92

**
90.0% of this · £91.9m in 2025-26 · £116 per resident; similar councils £124 · up 13.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£18.99

**
10.0% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 18.7% on 2024-25











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





### Mental health support



£55.71 of your bill goes to mental health support at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £30.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£30.64

**
55.0% of this · £16.5m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 10.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£25.07

**
45.0% of this · £13.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 3.1% on 2024-25











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





### Support with memory and cognition



£19.85 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £10.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£19.79

**
99.7% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 68.5% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.06

**
0.3% of this · £33k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £3.05 · down 94.3% on 2024-25











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





### Sensory support



£1.73 of your bill goes to sensory support at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £932k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£1.24

**
71.7% of this · £668k in 2025-26 · £0.84 per resident; similar councils £0.81 · up 33.1% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£0.49

**
28.3% of this · £264k in 2025-26 · £0.33 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · down 7.0% on 2024-25











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





### Education



£365.82 of your bill goes to education at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £579.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Primary schools
£142.33

**
38.9% of this · £225.3m in 2025-26 · £284 per resident; similar councils £235 · up 8.8% on 2024-25
- Early years and nursery
£71.08

**
19.4% of this · £112.5m in 2025-26 · £142 per resident; similar councils £145 · up 46.3% on 2024-25
- Special schools and alternative provision
£67.60

**
18.5% of this · £107.0m in 2025-26 · £135 per resident; similar councils £133 · up 32.0% on 2024-25
- Other education
£54.47

**
14.9% of this · £86.2m in 2025-26 · £109 per resident; similar councils £87 · up 3.7% on 2024-25
- Secondary schools
£24.97

**
6.8% of this · £39.5m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £52 · up 18.4% on 2024-25
- Post-16
£5.36

**
1.5% of this · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 45.6% on 2024-25











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





### Children's social care



£320.89 of your bill goes to children's social care at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £169.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Children looked after
£158.92

**
49.5% of this · £83.8m in 2025-26 · £106 per resident; similar councils £147 · up 26.8% on 2024-25
- Safeguarding and social work
£81.05

**
25.3% of this · £42.8m in 2025-26 · £54 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 6.6% on 2024-25
- Family support
£41.01

**
12.8% of this · £21.6m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £30 · down 0.2% on 2024-25
- Services for young people
£23.84

**
7.4% of this · £12.6m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £3.89 · up 13.9% on 2024-25
- Other children's and families' services
£6.52

**
2.0% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £4.33 per resident; similar councils £1.38 · up 44.7% on 2024-25
- Children's centres and early years
£5.41

**
1.7% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £3.59 per resident; similar councils £6.02 · down 3.6% on 2024-25
- Youth justice
£4.14

**
1.3% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £2.75 per resident; similar councils £3.15 · down 21.5% on 2024-25











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





### Roads and transport



£134.64 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £71.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-county~highways-transport.maintenance)
£60.41

**
44.9% of this · £32.2m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 11.1% on 2024-25
- Support for bus, rail and other public transport
£26.38

**
19.6% of this · £14.1m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 4.3% on 2024-25
- Concessionary bus fares
£13.69

**
10.2% of this · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £9.19 per resident; similar councils £9.49 · up 14.1% on 2024-25
- Street lighting (including energy)
£10.65

**
7.9% of this · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £7.14 per resident; similar councils £6.56 · down 10.2% on 2024-25
- Transport planning and policy
£9.54

**
7.1% of this · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £6.40 per resident; similar councils £2.33 · up 169.5% on 2024-25
- Winter service (gritting)
£8.93

**
6.6% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £5.99 per resident; similar councils £4.34 · up 10.1% on 2024-25
- Traffic management and road safety
£5.03

**
3.7% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £3.38 per resident; similar councils £1.52 · down 8.1% on 2024-25











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





### Road and bridge maintenance



£60.41 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £32.2m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)
£36.02

**
59.6% of this · £19.2m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £2.38 · up 9.0% on 2024-25
- Environmental, safety and routine maintenance
£24.40

**
40.4% of this · £13.0m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 14.4% on 2024-25











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





### Fire and rescue



£77.17 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £40.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Firefighting and rescue
£71.51

**
92.7% of this · £37.7m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 15.5% on 2024-25
- Community fire safety
£5.67

**
7.3% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £3.76 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 2.9% on 2024-25











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





### Environment and regulation



£68.54 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £36.2m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste disposal
£50.37

**
73.5% of this · £26.7m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 28.4% on 2024-25
- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£6.90

**
10.1% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £4.61 per resident; similar councils £1.48 · up 6.3% on 2024-25
- Trading standards
£6.82

**
10.0% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £4.56 per resident; similar councils £2.22 · up 58.2% on 2024-25
- Community safety and CCTV
£4.45

**
6.5% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £0.01 · down 26.9% on 2024-25











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





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£20.90 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £11.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Libraries
£11.72

**
56.1% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £7.79 per resident; similar councils £9.64 · down 2.1% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£7.87

**
37.7% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £5.23 per resident; similar councils £1.81 · up 0.4% on 2024-25
- Tourism
£1.25

**
6.0% of this · £660k in 2025-26 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 6.6% on 2024-25
- Sport and leisure
£0.05

**
0.2% of this · £27k in 2025-26 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 69.7% on 2024-25











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





### Running the council



£18.88 of your bill goes to running the council at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £10.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Corporate and democratic core
£6.99

**
37.0% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £4.64 per resident; similar councils £7.20 · down 1.9% on 2024-25
- Coroners' and other courts
£5.40

**
28.6% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £3.59 per resident; similar councils £2.50 · down 6.7% on 2024-25
- Registering births, deaths and marriages
£3.73

**
19.8% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £2.48 per resident; similar councils £-0.69 · up 9.5% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£1.84

**
9.7% of this · £971k in 2025-26 · £1.22 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · up 2158.1% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£0.75

**
4.0% of this · £398k in 2025-26 · £0.50 per resident; similar councils £0.46 · down 40.9% on 2024-25
- Collecting council tax and business rates
£0.13

**
0.7% of this · £69k in 2025-26 · £0.09 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 25.5% on 2024-25
- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£0.04

**
0.2% of this · £22k in 2025-26 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · down 29.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Lincolnshire County Council](#d-county)
- Housing (not council homes)





### Housing (not council homes)



£18.71 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £9.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Supporting People and welfare services
£18.05

**
96.5% of this · £9.5m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £1.88 · up 87.8% on 2024-25
- Other General Fund housing
£0.66

**
3.5% of this · £346k in 2025-26 · £0.44 per resident; similar councils £0.04 · up 40.1% 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.
Lincolnshire County Council 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)
- [Lincolnshire County Council](#d-county)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£16.50 of your bill goes to planning and development at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £8.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Economic development and business support
£8.21

**
49.8% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £5.45 per resident; similar councils £2.21 · up 14.5% on 2024-25
- Planning applications (development management)
£3.55

**
21.5% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £2.36 per resident; similar councils £0.62 · down 0.2% on 2024-25
- Community development
£2.23

**
13.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.48 per resident; similar councils £1.07 · up 5.4% on 2024-25
- Environmental initiatives
£2.17

**
13.1% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.44 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 34.7% on 2024-25
- Planning policy
£0.34

**
2.1% of this · £179k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £0.56 · down 50.7% on 2024-25











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





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



£32.49 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 Lincolnshire County Council's adult social care spending of
£315.7m 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)
£13.13

**
40.4% of this precept · £130.1m in 2025-26 · £164 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 1.8% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£10.31

**
31.7% of this precept · £102.1m in 2025-26 · £129 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 13.8% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£4.03

**
12.4% of this precept · £40.0m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 4.6% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£3.02

**
9.3% of this precept · £30.0m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 6.8% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory)
£1.08

**
3.3% of this precept · £10.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 54.8% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£0.49

**
1.5% of this precept · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £6.17 per resident; similar councils £5.13 · up 15.3% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£0.24

**
0.7% of this precept · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £3.04 per resident; similar councils £9.77 · down 0.2% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory)
£0.09

**
0.3% of this precept · £932k in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · up 18.6% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£0.08

**
0.2% of this precept · £798k in 2025-26 · £1.01 per resident; similar councils £2.94 · down 3.6% on 2024-25





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





### Physical support



£13.13 of your bill goes to physical support at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £130.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£10.91

**
83.1% of this · £108.0m in 2025-26 · £136 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 0.6% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£2.22

**
16.9% of this · £22.0m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 8.0% on 2024-25











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





### Learning disability support



£10.31 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £102.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£9.28

**
90.0% of this · £91.9m in 2025-26 · £116 per resident; similar councils £124 · up 13.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£1.03

**
10.0% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 18.7% on 2024-25











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





### Mental health support



£3.02 of your bill goes to mental health support at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £30.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£1.66

**
55.0% of this · £16.5m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 10.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£1.36

**
45.0% of this · £13.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 3.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Lincolnshire 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



£1.08 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £10.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£1.07

**
99.7% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 68.5% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.00

**
0.3% of this · £33k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £3.05 · down 94.3% on 2024-25











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





### Sensory support



£0.09 of your bill goes to sensory support at Lincolnshire County Council. Here is how its £932k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£0.07

**
71.7% of this · £668k in 2025-26 · £0.84 per resident; similar councils £0.81 · up 33.1% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£0.03

**
28.3% of this · £264k in 2025-26 · £0.33 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · down 7.0% on 2024-25











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





### Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable



£333.09 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 Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of
£176.7m 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 East Lindsey and Lincolnshire 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 | £2.4m | £16 | £13 | — | up 17.8% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£16Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road—Changeup 17.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street cleaningDetails | £1.1m | £7.73 | £14 | — | down 2.2% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£7.73Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road—Changedown 2.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | |






| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £32.2m | £41 | £27 | £5,790 (similar: £5,563) | up 11.1% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£41Similar councils, per resident£27Per mile of road£5,790 (similar: £5,563)Changeup 11.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £13.0m | £16 | £20 | £2,338 (similar: £4,587) | up 14.4% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£16Similar councils, per resident£20Per mile of road£2,338 (similar: £4,587)Changeup 14.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £19.2m | £24 | £2.38 | £3,452 (similar: £612) | up 9.0% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£24Similar councils, per resident£2.38Per mile of road£3,452 (similar: £612)Changeup 9.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Winter service (gritting)Details | £4.8m | £5.99 | £4.34 | £856 (similar: £1,056) | up 10.1% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£5.99Similar councils, per resident£4.34Per mile of road£856 (similar: £1,056)Changeup 10.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street lighting (including energy)Details | £5.7m | £7.14 | £6.56 | £1,021 (similar: £1,683) | down 10.2% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£7.14Similar councils, per resident£6.56Per mile of road£1,021 (similar: £1,683)Changedown 10.2% 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £106 | £56 |
| Median£56 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £66 | £41 |
| Median£41 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £48 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £31 | £24 |
| Median£24 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £25 | £22 |
| Median£22 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £-12.15 | £-4.18 |
| Median£-4.18 | | |





- East Lindsey spent **27.7%** 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 | £729 | £721 |
| Median£721 | | |
| Adult social careDetails | £398 | £457 |
| Median£457 | | |
| Children's social careDetails | £213 | £242 |
| Median£242 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £89 | £65 |
| Median£65 | | |
| Fire and rescueDetails | £51 | £47 |
| Median£47 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £46 | £58 |
| Median£58 | | |
| Public healthDetails | £45 | £53 |
| Median£53 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £14 | £17 |
| Median£17 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £13 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £12 | £2.98 |
| Median£2.98 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £11 | £4.63 |
| Median£4.63 | | |





- Lincolnshire County Council spent **26.2%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for county councils: 28.8%); 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 East Lindsey](/council-tax/england/east-lindsey/) and [everything else about East Lindsey](/your-area/east-lindsey/).





## Common questions


What does council tax pay for in East Lindsey?
A Band D bill of £2,275.88 is split between East Lindsey, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Lincolnshire 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, £598.46.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/).

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