# Where your council tax goes in Hillingdon url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/hillingdon/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 Hillingdon Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Hillingdon** is **£2,045.46** for 2026-27, split between Hillingdon £1,505.71, Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase £29.24, Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) £176.38, Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime £334.13. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Hillingdon: **£538.51** of the bill. Council tax pays for 15% 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 - £2,045.46Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,505.71Goes to Hillingdon itself (74%) As of 6 April 2026 - £538.51Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 15.1%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. 1505.71 29.24 176.38 334.13 Hillingdon 74%Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) 9%Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime 16% ## 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 15.1%** of the money Hillingdon had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 15.1% £154.1m - Business rates 7.6% £77.5m - General government grant 0.9% £8.9m - Government grants for specific services 39.6% £402.8m - Fees, charges and other income 36.8% £375.0m It also put £60.4m 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: £2,045.46 - [Hillingdon](#d-council) £1,505.71 ** Your council · 73.6% of the bill - [Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £29.24 ** Adult social care precept · 1.4% of the bill - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) £176.38 ** Greater London Authority · 8.6% of the bill - [Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime](#d-police) £334.13 ** Police · 16.3% of the bill - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Hillingdon ### Hillingdon £1,505.71 of your bill goes to Hillingdon. It is shared out below in proportion to how Hillingdon spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £538.51 ** 35.8% of this part · £119.2m in 2025-26 · £365 per resident; similar councils £441 · up 11.7% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £330.54 ** 22.0% of this part · £73.1m in 2025-26 · £224 per resident; similar councils £295 · up 0.6% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £215.61 ** 14.3% of this part · £273.2m in 2025-26 · £836 per resident; similar councils £1,086 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £175.94 ** 11.7% of this part · £38.9m in 2025-26 · £119 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 25.9% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £94.76 ** 6.3% of this part · £21.0m in 2025-26 · £64 per resident; similar councils £107 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £63.37 ** 4.2% of this part · £14.0m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 0.4% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £49.42 ** 3.3% of this part · £10.9m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £71 · up 23.8% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £35.06 ** 2.3% of this part · £7.8m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 9.1% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £2.49 ** 0.2% of this part · £552k in 2025-26 · £1.69 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 475.0% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£225.5m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£20.9m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 London boroughs closest in population: Enfield, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Bromley, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Southwark, Brent, Greenwich, Lewisham. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £538.51 of your bill goes to adult social care at Hillingdon. Here is how its £119.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £224.66 ** 41.7% of this · £50.0m in 2025-26 · £153 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 8.9% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £100.23 ** 18.6% of this · £22.3m in 2025-26 · £68 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 33.9% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £75.40 ** 14.0% of this · £16.8m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £144 · down 11.5% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £57.18 ** 10.6% of this · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £41.02 ** 7.6% of this · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £39 · down 7.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £28.69 ** 5.3% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 152.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £10.37 ** 1.9% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £7.07 per resident; similar councils £7.37 · up 124.5% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.97 ** 0.2% of this · £215k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · up 28.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £224.66 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Hillingdon. Here is how its £50.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £203.98 ** 90.8% of this · £45.4m in 2025-26 · £139 per resident; similar councils £128 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £20.68 ** 9.2% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 0.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £100.23 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Hillingdon. Here is how its £22.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £89.40 ** 89.2% of this · £19.9m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 33.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £10.83 ** 10.8% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £7.38 per resident; similar councils £1.91 · up 39.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £75.40 of your bill goes to physical support at Hillingdon. Here is how its £16.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £39.04 ** 51.8% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £36.36 ** 48.2% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £109 · down 19.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £57.18 of your bill goes to mental health support at Hillingdon. Here is how its £12.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £46.98 ** 82.2% of this · £10.5m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £10.20 ** 17.8% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £6.95 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 28.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.97 of your bill goes to sensory support at Hillingdon. Here is how its £215k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.60 ** 61.9% of this · £133k in 2025-26 · £0.41 per resident; similar councils £1.45 · up 56.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.37 ** 38.1% of this · £82k in 2025-26 · £0.25 per resident; similar councils £0.94 · down 1.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £330.54 of your bill goes to children's social care at Hillingdon. Here is how its £73.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £153.31 ** 46.4% of this · £33.9m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £142 · down 11.2% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £66.86 ** 20.2% of this · £14.8m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £66 · down 6.8% on 2024-25 - Family support £62.97 ** 19.0% of this · £13.9m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 56.8% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £13.52 ** 4.1% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £9.16 per resident; similar councils £7.36 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £10.11 ** 3.1% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £6.84 per resident; similar councils £7.21 · up 92.8% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £8.72 ** 2.6% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £5.91 per resident; similar councils £9.38 · down 4.1% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £7.75 ** 2.3% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £5.25 per resident; similar councils £6.70 · down 9.6% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £7.31 ** 2.2% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £4.95 per resident; similar councils £4.20 · down 12.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Education ### Education £215.61 of your bill goes to education at Hillingdon. Here is how its £273.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £82.58 ** 38.3% of this · £104.6m in 2025-26 · £320 per resident; similar councils £357 · up 47.7% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £53.88 ** 25.0% of this · £68.3m in 2025-26 · £209 per resident; similar councils £198 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £42.17 ** 19.6% of this · £53.4m in 2025-26 · £164 per resident; similar councils £161 · up 53.2% on 2024-25 - Other education £18.95 ** 8.8% of this · £24.0m in 2025-26 · £74 per resident; similar councils £72 · down 20.7% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £15.77 ** 7.3% of this · £20.0m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £108 · down 59.1% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £2.26 ** 1.0% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £8.75 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 7.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £175.94 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Hillingdon. Here is how its £38.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £126.92 ** 72.1% of this · £28.1m in 2025-26 · £86 per resident; similar councils £125 · up 36.5% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £22.52 ** 12.8% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £2.38 · down 5.0% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £10.05 ** 5.7% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £6.81 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 7.2% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £8.90 ** 5.1% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £6.03 per resident; similar councils £-0.03 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £4.22 ** 2.4% of this · £933k in 2025-26 · £2.86 per resident; similar councils £0.42 · up 22.9% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £3.33 ** 1.9% of this · £737k in 2025-26 · £2.26 per resident; similar councils £2.19 **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. Hillingdon's Housing Revenue Account took in £87.5m and spent £87.5m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £94.76 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Hillingdon. Here is how its £21.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Street cleaning £21.67 ** 22.9% of this · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £21.12 ** 22.3% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Waste disposal £18.40 ** 19.4% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 288.3% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £13.32 ** 14.1% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 28.4% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £12.72 ** 13.4% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £9.99 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 2.2% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £2.98 ** 3.1% of this · £765k in 2025-26 · £2.34 per resident; similar councils £1.45 · down 16.7% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £2.84 ** 3.0% of this · £729k in 2025-26 · £2.23 per resident; similar councils £0.03 · up 19.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £1.05 ** 1.1% of this · £270k in 2025-26 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £8.28 · down 73.4% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £0.66 ** 0.7% of this · £170k in 2025-26 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 41.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £63.37 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Hillingdon. Here is how its £14.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £24.55 ** 38.7% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 11.3% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £19.86 ** 31.3% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 20.3% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £11.35 ** 17.9% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £7.70 per resident; similar councils £2.68 · up 29.0% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £7.61 ** 12.0% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £5.16 per resident; similar councils £3.51 · up 1.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £49.42 of your bill goes to running the council at Hillingdon. Here is how its £10.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £32.82 ** 66.4% of this · £7.7m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 8.6% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £8.97 ** 18.1% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £6.43 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 7.6% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £5.29 ** 10.7% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £3.79 per resident; similar councils £4.15 · up 38.1% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.20 ** 2.4% of this · £282k in 2025-26 · £0.86 per resident; similar councils £1.04 · up 98.6% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £1.15 ** 2.3% of this · £270k in 2025-26 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £0.26 · up 136.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £35.06 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Hillingdon. Here is how its £7.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Concessionary bus fares £20.12 ** 57.4% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 16.4% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £9.47 ** 27.0% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £3.05 ** 8.7% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £3.75 per resident; similar councils £1.00 · up 37.3% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £1.24 ** 3.5% of this · £500k in 2025-26 · £1.53 per resident; similar councils £6.74 · down 26.0% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £1.11 ** 3.2% of this · £445k in 2025-26 · £1.36 per resident; similar councils £2.48 · up 1.1% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £0.06 ** 0.2% of this · £23k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £0.70 · down 43.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £9.47 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Hillingdon. Here is how its £3.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £7.44 ** 78.6% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £9.16 per resident; similar councils £3.51 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £2.03 ** 21.4% of this · £815k in 2025-26 · £2.49 per resident; similar councils £6.76 · down 31.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £2.49 of your bill goes to planning and development at Hillingdon. Here is how its £552k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community development £1.29 ** 51.7% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £3.60 per resident; similar councils £6.00 · up 35.4% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £0.76 ** 30.6% of this · £697k in 2025-26 · £2.13 per resident; similar councils £4.53 · up 1415.2% on 2024-25 - Building control £0.24 ** 9.5% of this · £216k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · up 27.8% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.12 ** 5.0% of this · £114k in 2025-26 · £0.35 per resident; similar councils £0.56 · down 14.9% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £0.08 ** 3.2% of this · £74k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £2.27 · down 94.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase £29.24 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 Hillingdon's adult social care spending of £119.2m 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. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £12.20 ** 41.7% of this precept · £50.0m in 2025-26 · £153 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 8.9% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £5.44 ** 18.6% of this precept · £22.3m in 2025-26 · £68 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 33.9% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £4.09 ** 14.0% of this precept · £16.8m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £144 · down 11.5% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £3.10 ** 10.6% of this precept · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £2.23 ** 7.6% of this precept · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £39 · down 7.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.56 ** 5.3% of this precept · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 152.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.56 ** 1.9% of this precept · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £7.07 per resident; similar councils £7.37 · up 124.5% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.05 ** 0.2% of this precept · £215k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · up 28.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £12.20 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Hillingdon. Here is how its £50.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £11.08 ** 90.8% of this · £45.4m in 2025-26 · £139 per resident; similar councils £128 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.12 ** 9.2% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 0.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £5.44 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Hillingdon. Here is how its £22.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £4.85 ** 89.2% of this · £19.9m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 33.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.59 ** 10.8% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £7.38 per resident; similar councils £1.91 · up 39.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £4.09 of your bill goes to physical support at Hillingdon. Here is how its £16.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.12 ** 51.8% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.97 ** 48.2% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £109 · down 19.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £3.10 of your bill goes to mental health support at Hillingdon. Here is how its £12.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.55 ** 82.2% of this · £10.5m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.55 ** 17.8% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £6.95 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 28.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.05 of your bill goes to sensory support at Hillingdon. Here is how its £215k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.03 ** 61.9% of this · £133k in 2025-26 · £0.41 per resident; similar councils £1.45 · up 56.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.02 ** 38.1% of this · £82k in 2025-26 · £0.25 per resident; similar councils £0.94 · down 1.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) ### Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) £176.38 of your bill goes to Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade). It is shared out below in proportion to how Greater London Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Roads and transport](#d-gla~highways-transport) £94.33 ** 53.5% of this part · £1.89bn in 2025-26 · £207 per resident · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - Education £29.29 ** 16.6% of this part · £586.9m in 2025-26 · £64 per resident · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - Fire and rescue £28.75 ** 16.3% of this part · £576.1m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-gla~planning-development) £7.54 ** 4.3% of this part · £151.0m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident · down 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-gla~environment) £5.88 ** 3.3% of this part · £117.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident · down 7.7% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-gla~housing) £4.67 ** 2.6% of this part · £93.5m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident · up 41.7% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-gla~housing). - [Running the council](#d-gla~central) £3.73 ** 2.1% of this part · £74.7m in 2025-26 · £8.18 per resident · down 51.2% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-gla~culture-leisure) £1.52 ** 0.9% of this part · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £3.35 per resident · down 6.4% on 2024-25 - Children's social care £0.43 ** 0.2% of this part · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £0.95 per resident · down 45.2% on 2024-25 - Public health £0.25 ** 0.1% of this part · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident No similar-council comparison: no comparison: no other body does the same mix of things. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £94.33 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £1.89bn of net spending on it divides in the return. - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £86.70 ** 91.9% of this · £2.12bn in 2025-26 · £233 per resident · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-gla~highways-transport.maintenance) £6.08 ** 6.4% of this · £148.9m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident · up 13.6% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £0.99 ** 1.1% of this · £24.3m in 2025-26 · £2.67 per resident · down 51.1% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £0.55 ** 0.6% of this · £13.4m in 2025-26 · £1.47 per resident · down 8.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - [Roads and transport](#d-gla~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £6.08 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £148.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £4.34 ** 71.4% of this · £106.3m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident · up 12.9% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £1.74 ** 28.6% of this · £42.6m in 2025-26 · £4.67 per resident · up 15.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £7.54 of your bill goes to planning and development at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £151.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £4.27 ** 56.7% of this · £85.6m in 2025-26 · £9.39 per resident · down 15.0% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £1.21 ** 16.1% of this · £24.3m in 2025-26 · £2.67 per resident · down 3.7% on 2024-25 - Community development £0.88 ** 11.7% of this · £17.7m in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident · up 42.1% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £0.66 ** 8.7% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £1.44 per resident · up 37.2% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £0.51 ** 6.7% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £1.12 per resident · up 21.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £5.88 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £117.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community safety and CCTV £5.22 ** 88.8% of this · £104.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident · down 3.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £0.65 ** 11.1% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £1.43 per resident · down 32.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £0.01 ** 0.1% of this · £139k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident · up 75.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £4.67 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £93.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £2.26 ** 48.4% of this · £45.2m in 2025-26 · £4.96 per resident · up 61.6% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £1.21 ** 25.9% of this · £24.2m in 2025-26 · £2.65 per resident · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £1.20 ** 25.8% of this · £24.1m in 2025-26 · £2.64 per resident · up 51.5% 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. Greater London 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). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Running the council ### Running the council £3.73 of your bill goes to running the council at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £74.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £3.09 ** 82.9% of this · £61.9m in 2025-26 · £6.79 per resident · up 33.4% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £0.64 ** 17.1% of this · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £1.40 per resident - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £1.52 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £30.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £1.03 ** 67.8% of this · £20.7m in 2025-26 · £2.27 per resident · down 20.3% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £0.49 ** 32.2% of this · £9.8m in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident · up 48.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime ### Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime £334.13 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 Greater London Authority's adult social care spending of £4.53bn 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 Hillingdon 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 | £4.4m | £13 | £16 | — | down 20.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£13Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road—Changedown 20.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £5.6m | £17 | £31 | £12,469 (similar: £30,771) | up 12.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£31Per mile of road£12,469 (similar: £30,771)Changeup 12.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £3.8m | £12 | £16 | £8,534 (similar: £17,244) | down 0.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road£8,534 (similar: £17,244)Changedown 0.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £815k | £2.49 | £7.32 | £1,827 (similar: £9,280) | down 31.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£2.49Similar councils, per resident£7.32Per mile of road£1,827 (similar: £9,280)Changedown 31.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £3.0m | £9.16 | £3.51 | £6,706 (similar: £3,635) | up 13.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.16Similar councils, per resident£3.51Per mile of road£6,706 (similar: £3,635)Changeup 13.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £23k | £0.07 | £0.77 | £52 (similar: £784) | down 43.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.07Similar councils, per resident£0.77Per mile of road£52 (similar: £784)Changedown 43.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £500k | £1.53 | £6.74 | £1,121 (similar: £7,486) | down 26.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.53Similar councils, per resident£6.74Per mile of road£1,121 (similar: £7,486)Changedown 26.0% 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 | £836 | £990 | | Median£990 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £365 | £443 | | Median£443 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £224 | £306 | | Median£306 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £119 | £149 | | Median£149 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £64 | £105 | | Median£105 | | | | Public healthDetails | £59 | £89 | | Median£89 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £43 | £39 | | Median£39 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £33 | £69 | | Median£69 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £24 | £-2.33 | | Median£-2.33 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £1.69 | £24 | | Median£24 | | | - Hillingdon spent **28.5%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for London boroughs: 33.7%); 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 Hillingdon](/council-tax/england/hillingdon/) and [everything else about Hillingdon](/your-area/hillingdon/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Hillingdon? A Band D bill of £2,045.46 is split between Hillingdon, Hillingdon: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade), Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £538.51.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 Hillingdon](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/hillingdon/) - [Back to Hillingdon: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/hillingdon/) - [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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