# Where your council tax goes in Halton url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/halton/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 Halton Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Halton** is **£2,366.61** for 2026-27, split between Halton £1,901.88, Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase £36.93, Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £295.44, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £100.09, The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority £24.00, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £8.27. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Halton: **£656.40** of the bill. Council tax pays for 12% 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 - £2,366.61Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,901.88Goes to Halton itself (80%) As of 6 April 2026 - £656.40Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 11.7%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. 1901.88 36.93 295.44 100.09 24.00 8.27 Halton 80%Halton: 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%The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority 1%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 0% 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 11.7%** of the money Halton had to spend in 2025-26. ******** - Council tax 11.7% £68.2m - Business rates 14.9% £87.2m - Government grants for specific services 38.1% £222.5m - Fees, charges and other income 35.2% £205.6m It also put £3.6m 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: £2,366.61 - [Halton](#d-council) £1,901.88 ** Your council · 80.4% of the bill - [Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £36.93 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £295.44 ** Police · 12.5% of the bill - [Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £100.09 ** Fire and rescue · 4.2% of the bill - [The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority](#d-combined) £24.00 ** Combined authority (mayor) · 1.0% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £8.27 ** Parish or town council · 0.3% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Halton ### Halton £1,901.88 of your bill goes to Halton. It is shared out below in proportion to how Halton spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £656.40 ** 34.5% of this part · £83.6m in 2025-26 · £634 per resident; similar councils £486 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £542.94 ** 28.5% of this part · £69.1m in 2025-26 · £524 per resident; similar councils £404 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £300.07 ** 15.8% of this part · £140.4m in 2025-26 · £1,065 per resident; similar councils £593 · up 8.0% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £116.05 ** 6.1% of this part · £14.8m in 2025-26 · £112 per resident; similar councils £113 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £98.45 ** 5.2% of this part · £12.5m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 20.2% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £93.59 ** 4.9% of this part · £11.9m in 2025-26 · £90 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 4.6% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £50.17 ** 2.6% of this part · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £70 · down 25.4% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £26.85 ** 1.4% of this part · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £10.76 ** 0.6% of this part · £13.6m in 2025-26 · £103 per resident; similar councils £106 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £6.60 ** 0.3% of this part · £841k in 2025-26 · £6.38 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 75.5% on 2024-25 Other services brought in £3.0m more than it cost in 2025-26, so it takes no share of your bill. Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£102.2m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£12.3m) 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: Bracknell Forest, Torbay, Redcar and Cleveland, Isle of Wight, Blackpool, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Windsor and Maidenhead, North East Lincolnshire, Blackburn with Darwen. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £656.40 of your bill goes to adult social care at Halton. Here is how its £83.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £266.11 ** 40.5% of this · £34.0m in 2025-26 · £258 per resident; similar councils £151 · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £131.08 ** 20.0% of this · £16.7m in 2025-26 · £127 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 38.1% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £94.22 ** 14.4% of this · £12.0m in 2025-26 · £91 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 33.5% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £65.89 ** 10.0% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £64 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £31.24 ** 4.8% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £28.31 ** 4.3% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 28.9% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £25.34 ** 3.9% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £2.62 · down 9.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £9.52 ** 1.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £9.22 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 41.4% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £4.68 ** 0.7% of this · £597k in 2025-26 · £4.53 per resident; similar councils £5.60 · down 11.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £266.11 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Halton. Here is how its £34.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £263.28 ** 98.9% of this · £33.6m in 2025-26 · £255 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £2.84 ** 1.1% of this · £362k in 2025-26 · £2.74 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 12.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £131.08 of your bill goes to physical support at Halton. Here is how its £16.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £87.82 ** 67.0% of this · £11.2m in 2025-26 · £85 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 54.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £43.27 ** 33.0% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £112 · up 13.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £65.89 of your bill goes to mental health support at Halton. Here is how its £8.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £63.58 ** 96.5% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £2.32 ** 3.5% of this · £296k in 2025-26 · £2.24 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 18.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £28.31 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Halton. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £28.29 ** 99.9% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £28 · down 29.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.02 ** under 0.1% of this · £2k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · no change on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £25.34 of your bill goes to sensory support at Halton. Here is how its £3.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £25.31 ** 99.9% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £1.35 · down 10.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.03 ** 0.1% of this · £4k in 2025-26 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £0.97 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £542.94 of your bill goes to children's social care at Halton. Here is how its £69.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £343.44 ** 63.3% of this · £43.7m in 2025-26 · £332 per resident; similar councils £227 · up 11.2% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £97.91 ** 18.0% of this · £12.5m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £85 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - Family support £38.93 ** 7.2% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £29.78 ** 5.5% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £6.11 · down 1.6% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £28.28 ** 5.2% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · up 49.3% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £4.59 ** 0.8% of this · £585k in 2025-26 · £4.43 per resident; similar councils £6.16 · up 22.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Education ### Education £300.07 of your bill goes to education at Halton. Here is how its £140.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £122.34 ** 40.8% of this · £57.3m in 2025-26 · £434 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 8.4% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £63.51 ** 21.2% of this · £29.7m in 2025-26 · £225 per resident; similar councils £157 · down 0.8% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £44.49 ** 14.8% of this · £20.8m in 2025-26 · £158 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 35.5% on 2024-25 - Other education £35.09 ** 11.7% of this · £16.4m in 2025-26 · £125 per resident; similar councils £79 · down 6.1% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £28.08 ** 9.4% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £100 per resident; similar councils £59 · up 2.1% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £6.55 ** 2.2% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 102.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £116.05 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Halton. Here is how its £14.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £60.74 ** 52.3% of this · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £46 · down 4.0% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £21.89 ** 18.9% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 87.6% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £9.08 ** 7.8% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £8.92 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £7.01 ** 6.0% of this · £908k in 2025-26 · £6.88 per resident; similar councils £7.57 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £5.84 ** 5.0% of this · £756k in 2025-26 · £5.73 per resident; similar councils £8.14 · down 6.8% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £4.12 ** 3.5% of this · £533k in 2025-26 · £4.04 per resident; similar councils £6.49 · up 32.3% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £3.82 ** 3.3% of this · £494k in 2025-26 · £3.74 per resident; similar councils £2.63 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £3.46 ** 3.0% of this · £448k in 2025-26 · £3.40 per resident; similar councils £0.39 · up 98.2% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.10 ** under 0.1% of this · £13k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £0.23 · up 85.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £98.45 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Halton. Here is how its £12.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other transport (airports, harbours, tolls) £35.20 ** 35.8% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 24.4% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £17.18 ** 17.5% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 39.2% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £15.52 ** 15.8% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 5.3% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £13.69 ** 13.9% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £8.95 · down 1.2% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £8.75 ** 8.9% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £8.73 per resident; similar councils £4.31 · up 4.3% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £6.98 ** 7.1% of this · £919k in 2025-26 · £6.97 per resident; similar councils £1.84 · up 1.2% on 2024-25 - Parking £1.12 ** 1.1% of this · £148k in 2025-26 · £1.12 per resident; similar councils £-13 · down 2.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £17.18 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Halton. Here is how its £2.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £15.06 ** 87.7% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £10 · down 17.5% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £2.12 ** 12.3% of this · £279k in 2025-26 · £2.12 per resident; similar councils £5.14 · down 78.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £93.59 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Halton. Here is how its £11.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £41.32 ** 44.2% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 0.4% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £24.29 ** 26.0% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £6.11 · down 9.3% on 2024-25 - Libraries £14.02 ** 15.0% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £7.56 ** 8.1% of this · £963k in 2025-26 · £7.30 per resident; similar councils £8.80 · up 4.4% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £6.39 ** 6.8% of this · £814k in 2025-26 · £6.17 per resident; similar councils £0.03 · down 27.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £50.17 of your bill goes to running the council at Halton. Here is how its £6.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other central services £21.12 ** 42.1% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £2.57 · up 75.2% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £14.80 ** 29.5% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £31 · down 14.7% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £8.53 ** 17.0% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £8.23 per resident; similar councils £9.27 · up 2.1% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £2.47 ** 4.9% of this · £314k in 2025-26 · £2.38 per resident; similar councils £1.92 · down 40.1% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.68 ** 3.4% of this · £214k in 2025-26 · £1.62 per resident; similar councils £0.66 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £1.57 ** 3.1% of this · £200k in 2025-26 · £1.52 per resident; similar councils £0.49 · up 49.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £26.85 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Halton. Here is how its £3.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £12.65 ** 47.1% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £7.68 · up 1.8% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £6.89 ** 25.7% of this · £878k in 2025-26 · £6.66 per resident; similar councils £1.86 · up 6.7% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £6.48 ** 24.1% of this · £825k in 2025-26 · £6.25 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 7.3% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.82 ** 3.1% of this · £105k in 2025-26 · £0.80 per resident; similar councils £-0.12 · down 27.1% 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. Halton 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) - [Halton](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £10.76 of your bill goes to public health at Halton. Here is how its £13.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - NHS health checks and health protection £2.43 ** 22.6% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £3.86 · up 32.8% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £2.10 ** 19.5% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 21.6% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £1.88 ** 17.5% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £1.07 ** 9.9% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £6.18 · up 26.3% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £1.03 ** 9.6% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £9.88 per resident; similar councils £5.25 · down 22.7% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £0.96 ** 8.9% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £9.17 per resident; similar councils £9.28 · down 1.7% on 2024-25 - Other public health £0.81 ** 7.5% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £7.73 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 27.3% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.30 ** 2.8% of this · £382k in 2025-26 · £2.90 per resident; similar councils £3.02 · down 5.7% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.19 ** 1.8% of this · £242k in 2025-26 · £1.83 per resident; similar councils £2.58 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £6.60 of your bill goes to planning and development at Halton. Here is how its £841k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £3.58 ** 54.2% of this · £527k in 2025-26 · £4.00 per resident; similar councils £2.47 · down 74.3% on 2024-25 - Community development £1.58 ** 24.0% of this · £233k in 2025-26 · £1.77 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · down 7.5% on 2024-25 - Building control £1.44 ** 21.8% of this · £212k in 2025-26 · £1.61 per resident; similar councils £1.59 · up 38.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase £36.93 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 Halton's adult social care spending of £83.6m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £14.97 ** 40.5% of this precept · £34.0m in 2025-26 · £258 per resident; similar councils £151 · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £7.37 ** 20.0% of this precept · £16.7m in 2025-26 · £127 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 38.1% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £5.30 ** 14.4% of this precept · £12.0m in 2025-26 · £91 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 33.5% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £3.71 ** 10.0% of this precept · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £64 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.76 ** 4.8% of this precept · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £1.59 ** 4.3% of this precept · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 28.9% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £1.43 ** 3.9% of this precept · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £2.62 · down 9.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.54 ** 1.5% of this precept · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £9.22 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 41.4% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.26 ** 0.7% of this precept · £597k in 2025-26 · £4.53 per resident; similar councils £5.60 · down 11.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £14.97 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Halton. Here is how its £34.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £14.81 ** 98.9% of this · £33.6m in 2025-26 · £255 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.16 ** 1.1% of this · £362k in 2025-26 · £2.74 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 12.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £7.37 of your bill goes to physical support at Halton. Here is how its £16.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £4.94 ** 67.0% of this · £11.2m in 2025-26 · £85 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 54.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £2.43 ** 33.0% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £112 · up 13.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £3.71 of your bill goes to mental health support at Halton. Here is how its £8.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £3.58 ** 96.5% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.13 ** 3.5% of this · £296k in 2025-26 · £2.24 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 18.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.59 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Halton. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.59 ** 99.9% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £28 · down 29.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.00 ** under 0.1% of this · £2k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · no change on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £1.43 of your bill goes to sensory support at Halton. Here is how its £3.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.42 ** 99.9% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £1.35 · down 10.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.00 ** 0.1% of this · £4k in 2025-26 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £0.97 - [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 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority ### The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority £24.00 of your bill goes to The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Roads and transport](#d-combined~highways-transport) £15.65 ** 65.2% of this part · £265.7m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident · up 14.5% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-combined~education) £4.36 ** 18.2% of this part · £74.0m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-combined~planning-development) £3.25 ** 13.5% of this part · £55.1m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-combined~central) £0.41 ** 1.7% of this part · £7.0m in 2025-26 · £4.36 per resident · down 38.7% on 2024-25 - Housing (not council homes) £0.29 ** 1.2% of this part · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £3.05 per resident · up 10.1% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-combined). - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-combined~culture-leisure) £0.05 ** 0.2% of this part · £803k in 2025-26 · £0.50 per resident · down 52.5% 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. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority 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). No similar-council comparison: no comparison: no other body does the same mix of things. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £15.65 of your bill goes to roads and transport at The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Here is how its £265.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £12.61 ** 80.6% of this · £214.1m in 2025-26 · £133 per resident · up 20.5% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £2.19 ** 14.0% of this · £37.1m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident · down 18.1% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £0.85 ** 5.4% of this · £14.4m in 2025-26 · £8.95 per resident · up 58.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Education ### Education £4.36 of your bill goes to education at The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Here is how its £74.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other education £4.28 ** 98.3% of this · £72.7m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident · up 4.1% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £0.04 ** 0.8% of this · £613k in 2025-26 · £0.38 per resident · up 873.0% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £0.04 ** 0.8% of this · £610k in 2025-26 · £0.38 per resident · up 20233.3% on 2024-25 - Primary schools £0.00 ** under 0.1% of this · £14k in 2025-26 · £0.01 per resident · up 133.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £3.25 of your bill goes to planning and development at The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Here is how its £55.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £2.29 ** 70.5% of this · £38.8m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident · up 2.2% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.48 ** 14.8% of this · £8.2m in 2025-26 · £5.06 per resident · down 15.3% on 2024-25 - Community development £0.44 ** 13.4% of this · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £4.59 per resident · up 100.5% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £0.04 ** 1.3% of this · £718k in 2025-26 · £0.45 per resident · down 41.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Running the council ### Running the council £0.41 of your bill goes to running the council at The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Here is how its £7.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £0.36 ** 87.7% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £3.83 per resident · down 34.7% on 2024-25 - Other central services £0.05 ** 12.3% of this · £868k in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £0.05 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Here is how its £803k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £0.04 ** 90.7% of this · £728k in 2025-26 · £0.45 per resident · down 39.0% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.00 ** 9.3% of this · £75k in 2025-26 · £0.05 per resident · down 84.8% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Halton spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out. | Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £5.3m | £40 | £12 | — | down 0.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£40Similar councils, per resident£12Per mile of road—Changedown 0.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £1.2m | £8.92 | £15 | £3,170 (similar: £6,928) | up 0.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.92Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road£3,170 (similar: £6,928)Changeup 0.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £2.3m | £17 | £16 | £6,097 (similar: £6,300) | down 39.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road£6,097 (similar: £6,300)Changedown 39.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £2.0m | £15 | £10 | £5,345 (similar: £4,845) | down 17.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£15Similar councils, per resident£10Per mile of road£5,345 (similar: £4,845)Changedown 17.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £279k | £2.12 | £5.14 | £752 (similar: £1,899) | down 78.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£2.12Similar councils, per resident£5.14Per mile of road£752 (similar: £1,899)Changedown 78.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.8m | £14 | £8.95 | £4,860 (similar: £3,804) | down 1.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£14Similar councils, per resident£8.95Per mile of road£4,860 (similar: £3,804)Changedown 1.2% 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 | £1,065 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £634 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £524 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £112 | £110 | | Median£110 | | | | Public healthDetails | £103 | £64 | | Median£64 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £95 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £90 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £48 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £26 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £6.38 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £-22.41 | £10 | | Median£10 | | | - Halton spent **29.4%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.4%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. ## What this data does and doesn't show - These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in. - Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change. - Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care. - No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you. - Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail. ## Sources - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the [methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending). See also [council tax in Halton](/council-tax/england/halton/) and [everything else about Halton](/your-area/halton/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Halton? A Band D bill of £2,366.61 is split between Halton, Halton: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £656.40.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 Halton UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/halton-ua/) - [Back to Halton: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/halton/) - [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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