# Where your council tax goes in Hartlepool url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/hartlepool/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 Hartlepool Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Hartlepool** is **£2,560.20** for 2026-27, split between Hartlepool £2,083.44, Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase £41.25, Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £332.73, Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £99.46, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £3.32. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is children's social care at Hartlepool: **£717.35** 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 - £2,560.20Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £2,083.44Goes to Hartlepool itself (81%) As of 6 April 2026 - £717.35Largest line: children's social care As of 28 September 2026 - 17.4%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. 2083.44 41.25 332.73 99.46 3.32 Hartlepool 81%Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 13%Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%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 17.4%** of the money Hartlepool had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 17.4% £55.1m - Business rates 11.9% £37.8m - General government grant 3.2% £10.2m - Government grants for specific services 43.1% £136.9m - Fees, charges and other income 21.8% £69.3m - Taken from reserves 2.5% £8.0m 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: £2,560.20 - [Hartlepool](#d-council) £2,083.44 ** Your council · 81.4% of the bill - [Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £41.25 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £332.73 ** Police · 13.0% of the bill - [Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £99.46 ** Fire and rescue · 3.9% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £3.32 ** Parish or town council · 0.1% 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) - Hartlepool ### Hartlepool £2,083.44 of your bill goes to Hartlepool. It is shared out below in proportion to how Hartlepool spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £717.35 ** 34.4% of this part · £57.4m in 2025-26 · £576 per resident; similar councils £428 · up 16.7% on 2024-25 - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £625.38 ** 30.0% of this part · £50.1m in 2025-26 · £502 per resident; similar councils £486 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £271.69 ** 13.0% of this part · £73.1m in 2025-26 · £734 per resident; similar councils £593 · up 16.3% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £142.00 ** 6.8% of this part · £11.4m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £113 · up 16.8% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £94.79 ** 4.5% of this part · £7.6m in 2025-26 · £76 per resident; similar councils £63 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £92.92 ** 4.5% of this part · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £75 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £55.83 ** 2.7% of this part · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £70 · down 31.8% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £34.54 ** 1.7% of this part · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £36 · down 3.1% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £25.28 ** 1.2% of this part · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 2.8% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £22.32 ** 1.1% of this part · £12.1m in 2025-26 · £121 per resident; similar councils £104 · up 8.3% on 2024-25 - Other services £1.36 ** under 0.1% of this part · £109k in 2025-26 · £1.09 per resident; similar councils £0.00 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£51.4m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£10.3m) 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: Darlington, Halton, Bracknell Forest, Torbay, Redcar and Cleveland, Isle of Wight, Blackpool, Middlesbrough, Windsor and Maidenhead, North East Lincolnshire. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £717.35 of your bill goes to children's social care at Hartlepool. Here is how its £57.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £483.16 ** 67.4% of this · £38.7m in 2025-26 · £388 per resident; similar councils £246 · up 21.4% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £137.27 ** 19.1% of this · £11.0m in 2025-26 · £110 per resident; similar councils £89 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - Family support £81.49 ** 11.4% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £65 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 20.2% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £11.10 ** 1.5% of this · £888k in 2025-26 · £8.91 per resident; similar councils £5.55 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £4.34 ** 0.6% of this · £347k in 2025-26 · £3.48 per resident; similar councils £8.52 · down 53.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £625.38 of your bill goes to adult social care at Hartlepool. Here is how its £50.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £210.96 ** 33.7% of this · £16.9m in 2025-26 · £169 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 15.8% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £132.52 ** 21.2% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £106 per resident; similar councils £163 · up 2.9% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £104.61 ** 16.7% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £84 per resident; similar councils £54 · up 14.5% on 2024-25 - Support with memory and cognition £96.35 ** 15.4% of this · £7.7m in 2025-26 · £77 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £31.61 ** 5.1% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £49 · down 14.6% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £29.81 ** 4.8% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 28.5% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £10.62 ** 1.7% of this · £850k in 2025-26 · £8.53 per resident; similar councils £1.59 · up 32.4% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £7.61 ** 1.2% of this · £609k in 2025-26 · £6.11 per resident; similar councils £5.60 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £1.11 ** 0.2% of this · £89k in 2025-26 · £0.89 per resident; similar councils £9.86 · down 20.5% on 2024-25 - Sensory support £0.18 ** under 0.1% of this · £14k in 2025-26 · £0.14 per resident; similar councils £2.62 · down 81.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £210.96 of your bill goes to physical support at Hartlepool. Here is how its £16.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £179.29 ** 85.0% of this · £14.3m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £112 · up 15.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £31.67 ** 15.0% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 16.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £132.52 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Hartlepool. Here is how its £10.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £111.94 ** 84.5% of this · £9.0m in 2025-26 · £90 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £20.58 ** 15.5% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 5.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £31.61 of your bill goes to mental health support at Hartlepool. Here is how its £2.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £18.09 ** 57.2% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £13.52 ** 42.8% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 34.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Education ### Education £271.69 of your bill goes to education at Hartlepool. Here is how its £73.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £65.08 ** 24.0% of this · £17.5m in 2025-26 · £176 per resident; similar councils £129 · down 15.7% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £54.91 ** 20.2% of this · £14.8m in 2025-26 · £148 per resident; similar councils £159 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £51.58 ** 19.0% of this · £13.9m in 2025-26 · £139 per resident; similar councils £65 · up 14.8% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £50.35 ** 18.5% of this · £13.6m in 2025-26 · £136 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 22.1% on 2024-25 - Other education £43.80 ** 16.1% of this · £11.8m in 2025-26 · £118 per resident; similar councils £79 · up 109.4% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £5.97 ** 2.2% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £142.00 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Hartlepool. Here is how its £11.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £55.49 ** 39.1% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 33.7% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £28.45 ** 20.0% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 44.3% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £17.00 ** 12.0% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 17.4% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £15.90 ** 11.2% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 22.1% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £13.93 ** 9.8% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £6.79 · up 49.1% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £4.26 ** 3.0% of this · £352k in 2025-26 · £3.53 per resident; similar councils £4.88 · down 50.0% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £3.30 ** 2.3% of this · £273k in 2025-26 · £2.74 per resident; similar councils £0.50 · up 1.1% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £2.30 ** 1.6% of this · £190k in 2025-26 · £1.91 per resident; similar councils £0.23 · down 13.2% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £1.37 ** 1.0% of this · £113k in 2025-26 · £1.13 per resident; similar councils £3.10 · up 85.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £94.79 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Hartlepool. Here is how its £7.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £42.18 ** 44.5% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 14.8% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £25.12 ** 26.5% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 14.7% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £16.77 ** 17.7% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £9.85 · down 17.8% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £8.33 ** 8.8% of this · £710k in 2025-26 · £7.12 per resident; similar councils £4.67 · up 175.2% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £2.39 ** 2.5% of this · £204k in 2025-26 · £2.05 per resident; similar councils £2.01 · down 16.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £42.18 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Hartlepool. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £32.21 ** 76.4% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 19.1% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £9.97 ** 23.6% of this · £850k in 2025-26 · £8.53 per resident; similar councils £5.14 · up 2.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £92.92 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Hartlepool. Here is how its £7.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £31.81 ** 34.2% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £21.88 ** 23.5% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £6.11 · down 12.2% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £18.34 ** 19.7% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £7.33 · down 13.4% on 2024-25 - Libraries £16.11 ** 17.3% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 17.9% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £3.75 ** 4.0% of this · £300k in 2025-26 · £3.01 per resident; similar councils £0.03 · down 32.0% on 2024-25 - Other culture and leisure £0.85 ** 0.9% of this · £68k in 2025-26 · £0.68 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 15.0% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.19 ** 0.2% of this · £15k in 2025-26 · £0.15 per resident; similar councils £0.03 · up 87.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £55.83 of your bill goes to running the council at Hartlepool. Here is how its £4.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £21.62 ** 38.7% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 2.1% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £12.94 ** 23.2% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £8.75 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £6.60 ** 11.8% of this · £528k in 2025-26 · £5.30 per resident; similar councils £0.66 · up 21.7% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £4.02 ** 7.2% of this · £322k in 2025-26 · £3.23 per resident; similar councils £8.88 · no change on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £3.44 ** 6.2% of this · £275k in 2025-26 · £2.76 per resident; similar councils £3.43 · down 21.4% on 2024-25 - Other central services £2.57 ** 4.6% of this · £206k in 2025-26 · £2.07 per resident; similar councils £3.06 · up 33.8% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £2.01 ** 3.6% of this · £161k in 2025-26 · £1.62 per resident; similar councils £0.07 · down 92.4% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £1.71 ** 3.1% of this · £137k in 2025-26 · £1.37 per resident; similar councils £2.33 · down 65.5% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £0.91 ** 1.6% of this · £73k in 2025-26 · £0.73 per resident; similar councils £0.52 · up 231.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £34.54 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Hartlepool. Here is how its £2.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Supporting People and welfare services £12.12 ** 35.1% of this · £970k in 2025-26 · £9.73 per resident; similar councils £0.81 · down 4.8% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £8.11 ** 23.5% of this · £649k in 2025-26 · £6.51 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 37.1% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £7.30 ** 21.1% of this · £584k in 2025-26 · £5.86 per resident; similar councils £9.74 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £7.01 ** 20.3% of this · £561k in 2025-26 · £5.63 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · up 96.2% 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. Hartlepool's Housing Revenue Account took in £2.2m and spent £2.2m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £25.28 of your bill goes to planning and development at Hartlepool. Here is how its £2.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £8.62 ** 34.1% of this · £690k in 2025-26 · £6.92 per resident; similar councils £2.73 · down 42.9% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £5.44 ** 21.5% of this · £435k in 2025-26 · £4.37 per resident; similar councils £2.97 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - Building control £4.04 ** 16.0% of this · £323k in 2025-26 · £3.24 per resident; similar councils £1.42 · up 64.8% on 2024-25 - Community development £4.04 ** 16.0% of this · £323k in 2025-26 · £3.24 per resident; similar councils £0.63 - Planning applications (development management) £3.15 ** 12.5% of this · £252k in 2025-26 · £2.53 per resident; similar councils £3.71 · up 101.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £22.32 of your bill goes to public health at Hartlepool. Here is how its £12.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £7.75 ** 34.7% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 3.2% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £4.50 ** 20.2% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 5.6% on 2024-25 - Other public health £2.41 ** 10.8% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 22.4% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £2.05 ** 9.2% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £5.25 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.71 ** 7.7% of this · £926k in 2025-26 · £9.29 per resident; similar councils £9.33 · up 9.1% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £1.50 ** 6.7% of this · £811k in 2025-26 · £8.14 per resident; similar councils £6.18 · up 22.5% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.95 ** 4.3% of this · £517k in 2025-26 · £5.19 per resident; similar councils £3.86 · up 21.6% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.77 ** 3.5% of this · £419k in 2025-26 · £4.20 per resident; similar councils £2.58 · up 29.3% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.68 ** 3.1% of this · £369k in 2025-26 · £3.70 per resident; similar councils £3.02 · up 31.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase £41.25 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 Hartlepool's adult social care spending of £50.1m 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-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £13.92 ** 33.7% of this precept · £16.9m in 2025-26 · £169 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 15.8% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £8.74 ** 21.2% of this precept · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £106 per resident; similar councils £163 · up 2.9% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £6.90 ** 16.7% of this precept · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £84 per resident; similar councils £54 · up 14.5% on 2024-25 - Support with memory and cognition £6.36 ** 15.4% of this precept · £7.7m in 2025-26 · £77 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.09 ** 5.1% of this precept · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £49 · down 14.6% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.97 ** 4.8% of this precept · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 28.5% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.70 ** 1.7% of this precept · £850k in 2025-26 · £8.53 per resident; similar councils £1.59 · up 32.4% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.50 ** 1.2% of this precept · £609k in 2025-26 · £6.11 per resident; similar councils £5.60 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.07 ** 0.2% of this precept · £89k in 2025-26 · £0.89 per resident; similar councils £9.86 · down 20.5% on 2024-25 - Sensory support £0.01 ** under 0.1% of this precept · £14k in 2025-26 · £0.14 per resident; similar councils £2.62 · down 81.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £13.92 of your bill goes to physical support at Hartlepool. Here is how its £16.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £11.83 ** 85.0% of this · £14.3m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £112 · up 15.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.09 ** 15.0% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 16.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £8.74 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Hartlepool. Here is how its £10.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £7.38 ** 84.5% of this · £9.0m in 2025-26 · £90 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.36 ** 15.5% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 5.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.09 of your bill goes to mental health support at Hartlepool. Here is how its £2.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.19 ** 57.2% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.89 ** 42.8% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 34.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £332.73 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 Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £206.2m 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) - Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £99.46 of your bill goes to Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £99.27 ** 99.8% of this part · £36.0m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £51 · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - Running the council £0.19 ** 0.2% of this part · £68k in 2025-26 · £0.11 per resident; similar councils £1.10 · down 23.6% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Durham Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Wales Fire Authority, Cumbria PCC-FRA, Bedfordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Yorkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £99.27 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £36.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £90.16 ** 90.8% of this · £32.7m in 2025-26 · £55 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £9.12 ** 9.2% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £5.52 per resident; similar councils £4.02 · down 13.9% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Hartlepool 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 | £2.5m | £26 | £15 | — | up 3.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£26Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road—Changeup 3.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £1.3m | £13 | £15 | £5,153 (similar: £6,313) | up 22.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£13Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road£5,153 (similar: £6,313)Changeup 22.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £3.6m | £36 | £18 | £14,098 (similar: £6,925) | up 14.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£36Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road£14,098 (similar: £6,925)Changeup 14.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £2.7m | £28 | £13 | £10,765 (similar: £5,113) | up 19.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£28Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road£10,765 (similar: £5,113)Changeup 19.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £850k | £8.53 | £5.14 | £3,333 (similar: £1,899) | up 2.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.53Similar councils, per resident£5.14Per mile of road£3,333 (similar: £1,899)Changeup 2.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £204k | £2.05 | £2.28 | £800 (similar: £930) | down 16.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£2.05Similar councils, per resident£2.28Per mile of road£800 (similar: £930)Changedown 16.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.4m | £14 | £9.85 | £5,604 (similar: £3,804) | down 17.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£14Similar councils, per resident£9.85Per mile of road£5,604 (similar: £3,804)Changedown 17.8% 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 | £734 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £576 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £502 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Public healthDetails | £121 | £64 | | Median£64 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £114 | £110 | | Median£110 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £76 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £75 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £45 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £28 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £20 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £1.09 | £10 | | Median£10 | | | - Hartlepool spent **31.2%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.3%); 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 Hartlepool](/council-tax/england/hartlepool/) and [everything else about Hartlepool](/your-area/hartlepool/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Hartlepool? A Band D bill of £2,560.20 is split between Hartlepool, Hartlepool: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is children's social care, £717.35.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 Hartlepool UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/hartlepool-ua/) - [Back to Hartlepool: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/hartlepool/) - [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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