# Where your council tax goes in Kingston upon Hull url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/kingston-upon-hull/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 Kingston upon Hull Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Kingston upon Hull** is **£2,295.04** for 2026-27, split between Kingston upon Hull £1,837.77, Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase £35.69, Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £313.66, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £107.92. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Kingston upon Hull: **£590.18** of the bill. Council tax pays for 14% 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 - £2,295.04Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,837.77Goes to Kingston upon Hull itself (80%) As of 6 April 2026 - £590.18Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 13.6%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. 1837.77 35.69 313.66 107.92 Kingston upon Hull 80%Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 14%Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 5% ## 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 13.6%** of the money Kingston-upon-Hull had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 13.6% £118.7m - Business rates 14.0% £122.0m - General government grant 3.6% £31.1m - Government grants for specific services 40.8% £356.6m - Fees, charges and other income 27.6% £240.5m - Taken from reserves 0.4% £3.9m 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: £2,295.04 - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) £1,837.77 ** Your council · 80.1% of the bill - [Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £35.69 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £313.66 ** Police · 13.7% of the bill - [Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £107.92 ** Fire and rescue · 4.7% of the bill - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Kingston upon Hull ### Kingston upon Hull £1,837.77 of your bill goes to Kingston upon Hull. It is shared out below in proportion to how Kingston-upon-Hull spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £590.18 ** 32.1% of this part · £137.2m in 2025-26 · £502 per resident; similar councils £448 · up 10.7% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £456.32 ** 24.8% of this part · £106.1m in 2025-26 · £388 per resident; similar councils £340 · up 4.4% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £200.54 ** 10.9% of this part · £139.1m in 2025-26 · £509 per resident; similar councils £694 · up 8.6% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £188.97 ** 10.3% of this part · £43.9m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £100 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £94.31 ** 5.1% of this part · £21.9m in 2025-26 · £80 per resident; similar councils £36 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £76.52 ** 4.2% of this part · £17.8m in 2025-26 · £65 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 61.9% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £73.67 ** 4.0% of this part · £17.1m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 23.2% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £72.39 ** 3.9% of this part · £16.8m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 17.6% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £37.55 ** 2.0% of this part · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 15.3% on 2024-25 - Other services £23.92 ** 1.3% of this part · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 18.0% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £23.40 ** 1.3% of this part · £33.8m in 2025-26 · £124 per resident; similar councils £73 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£92.5m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£28.4m) 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: Stoke-on-Trent, Plymouth, Derby City, Cumberland, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Medway Towns, Swindon, South Gloucestershire, Milton Keynes. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £590.18 of your bill goes to adult social care at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £137.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £244.26 ** 41.4% of this · £56.8m in 2025-26 · £208 per resident; similar councils £134 · up 15.2% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £132.74 ** 22.5% of this · £30.9m in 2025-26 · £113 per resident; similar councils £167 · up 26.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £91.85 ** 15.6% of this · £21.4m in 2025-26 · £78 per resident; similar councils £46 · down 6.0% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £49.85 ** 8.4% of this · £11.6m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £28.24 ** 4.8% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 20.9% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £19.42 ** 3.3% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 6.4% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £10.99 ** 1.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £9.35 per resident; similar councils £1.27 · up 21.4% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £10.97 ** 1.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £9.34 per resident; similar councils £3.74 · down 33.6% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £1.84 ** 0.3% of this · £427k in 2025-26 · £1.56 per resident; similar councils £1.80 · down 11.2% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.02 ** under 0.1% of this · £5k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £3.88 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £244.26 of your bill goes to physical support at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £56.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £174.91 ** 71.6% of this · £40.7m in 2025-26 · £149 per resident; similar councils £91 · up 21.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £69.34 ** 28.4% of this · £16.1m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 2.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £132.74 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £30.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £116.07 ** 87.4% of this · £27.0m in 2025-26 · £99 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 27.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £16.67 ** 12.6% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 21.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £91.85 of your bill goes to mental health support at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £21.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £74.42 ** 81.0% of this · £17.3m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident; similar councils £35 · down 9.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £17.43 ** 19.0% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £28.24 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £6.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £24.96 ** 88.4% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 21.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.28 ** 11.6% of this · £763k in 2025-26 · £2.79 per resident; similar councils £1.90 · up 15.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £1.84 of your bill goes to sensory support at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £427k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.16 ** 63.2% of this · £270k in 2025-26 · £0.99 per resident; similar councils £0.57 · down 2.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.68 ** 36.8% of this · £157k in 2025-26 · £0.57 per resident; similar councils £0.75 · down 23.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £456.32 of your bill goes to children's social care at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £106.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £272.22 ** 59.7% of this · £63.3m in 2025-26 · £232 per resident; similar councils £196 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - Family support £48.13 ** 10.5% of this · £11.2m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 3.4% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £45.45 ** 10.0% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £70 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £33.87 ** 7.4% of this · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £9.75 · up 6.4% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £28.62 ** 6.3% of this · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £3.65 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £13.80 ** 3.0% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £3.78 · up 1.0% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £10.22 ** 2.2% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £8.70 per resident; similar councils £4.47 · up 16.0% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £4.02 ** 0.9% of this · £934k in 2025-26 · £3.42 per resident; similar councils £4.15 · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Education ### Education £200.54 of your bill goes to education at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £139.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Special schools and alternative provision £77.51 ** 38.6% of this · £53.8m in 2025-26 · £197 per resident; similar councils £137 · up 7.2% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £70.38 ** 35.1% of this · £48.8m in 2025-26 · £179 per resident; similar councils £145 · up 30.5% on 2024-25 - Other education £26.29 ** 13.1% of this · £18.2m in 2025-26 · £67 per resident; similar councils £63 · down 8.7% on 2024-25 - Primary schools £16.91 ** 8.4% of this · £11.7m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £251 · up 39.7% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £5.89 ** 2.9% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £75 · down 59.4% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £3.57 ** 1.8% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £9.05 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 17.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £188.97 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £43.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection £57.59 ** 30.5% of this · £13.5m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 22.6% on 2024-25 - Waste disposal £37.69 ** 19.9% of this · £8.9m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £33.30 ** 17.6% of this · £7.8m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £21.49 ** 11.4% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £4.25 · down 20.2% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £21.34 ** 11.3% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £4.55 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - Cemeteries and crematoria £7.37 ** 3.9% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £6.33 per resident; similar councils £-1.72 · up 11.6% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £4.45 ** 2.4% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £3.83 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 25.3% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £3.12 ** 1.7% of this · £733k in 2025-26 · £2.68 per resident; similar councils £1.77 · up 5.2% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £1.62 ** 0.9% of this · £380k in 2025-26 · £1.39 per resident; similar councils £0.79 · up 2.4% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £1.02 ** 0.5% of this · £239k in 2025-26 · £0.87 per resident; similar councils £0.50 · up 117.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £94.31 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £21.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £43.71 ** 46.4% of this · £10.3m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 13.7% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £22.62 ** 24.0% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £10 · down 20.2% on 2024-25 - Libraries £22.26 ** 23.6% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 13.5% on 2024-25 - Tourism £5.32 ** 5.6% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.58 per resident; similar councils £0.33 · up 36.7% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £0.39 ** 0.4% of this · £92k in 2025-26 · £0.34 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 20.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £76.52 of your bill goes to running the council at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £17.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £32.59 ** 42.6% of this · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £3.37 · up 21.3% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £31.04 ** 40.6% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 20.5% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £4.51 ** 5.9% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.99 per resident; similar councils £8.61 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 - Other central services £4.38 ** 5.7% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.87 per resident; similar councils £-0.38 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £2.03 ** 2.6% of this · £489k in 2025-26 · £1.79 per resident; similar councils £-0.24 · up 24.1% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £1.55 ** 2.0% of this · £374k in 2025-26 · £1.37 per resident; similar councils £1.94 · down 47.3% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £0.42 ** 0.6% of this · £102k in 2025-26 · £0.37 per resident; similar councils £0.71 · down 9.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £73.67 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £17.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Concessionary bus fares £27.34 ** 37.1% of this · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 14.2% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £18.24 ** 24.8% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £8.44 · up 81.7% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £11.97 ** 16.2% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £9.17 · down 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £10.25 ** 13.9% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £9.24 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 33.9% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £3.99 ** 5.4% of this · £983k in 2025-26 · £3.60 per resident; similar councils £6.73 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £1.89 ** 2.6% of this · £466k in 2025-26 · £1.71 per resident; similar councils £1.74 · down 8.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £10.25 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £2.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £7.45 ** 72.7% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £6.72 per resident; similar councils £8.56 · up 37.6% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £2.80 ** 27.3% of this · £690k in 2025-26 · £2.53 per resident; similar councils £2.35 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £72.39 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £16.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £35.05 ** 48.4% of this · £8.2m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 28.1% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £17.63 ** 24.3% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £3.70 · up 10.1% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £12.73 ** 17.6% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £5.17 · up 44.3% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £5.55 ** 7.7% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.75 per resident; similar councils £0.92 · down 15.1% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £1.44 ** 2.0% of this · £337k in 2025-26 · £1.23 per resident; similar councils £0.92 · down 42.6% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Kingston-upon-Hull's Housing Revenue Account took in £115.7m and spent £117.1m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £37.55 of your bill goes to planning and development at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £8.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community development £16.70 ** 44.5% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £3.73 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £14.51 ** 38.6% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £3.69 · down 35.7% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £4.65 ** 12.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £4.06 per resident; similar councils £4.18 · up 12.7% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £1.13 ** 3.0% of this · £269k in 2025-26 · £0.98 per resident; similar councils £0.67 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - Building control £0.56 ** 1.5% of this · £133k in 2025-26 · £0.49 per resident; similar councils £0.90 · down 23.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £23.40 of your bill goes to public health at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £33.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £8.01 ** 34.3% of this · £11.6m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - Other public health £4.48 ** 19.2% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £7.19 · up 28.8% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £4.04 ** 17.3% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £2.90 ** 12.4% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 5.3% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £1.24 ** 5.3% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £6.55 per resident; similar councils £3.16 · down 2.3% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £1.18 ** 5.0% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £6.22 per resident; similar councils £7.10 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.87 ** 3.7% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.60 per resident; similar councils £2.69 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.38 ** 1.6% of this · £551k in 2025-26 · £2.02 per resident; similar councils £1.35 · down 0.9% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.29 ** 1.3% of this · £423k in 2025-26 · £1.55 per resident; similar councils £3.33 · up 4.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase £35.69 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 Kingston-upon-Hull's adult social care spending of £137.2m 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. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £14.77 ** 41.4% of this precept · £56.8m in 2025-26 · £208 per resident; similar councils £134 · up 15.2% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £8.03 ** 22.5% of this precept · £30.9m in 2025-26 · £113 per resident; similar councils £167 · up 26.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £5.55 ** 15.6% of this precept · £21.4m in 2025-26 · £78 per resident; similar councils £46 · down 6.0% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £3.01 ** 8.4% of this precept · £11.6m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £1.71 ** 4.8% of this precept · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 20.9% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £1.17 ** 3.3% of this precept · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 6.4% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.66 ** 1.9% of this precept · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £9.35 per resident; similar councils £1.27 · up 21.4% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.66 ** 1.9% of this precept · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £9.34 per resident; similar councils £3.74 · down 33.6% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.11 ** 0.3% of this precept · £427k in 2025-26 · £1.56 per resident; similar councils £1.80 · down 11.2% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.00 ** under 0.1% of this precept · £5k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £3.88 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £14.77 of your bill goes to physical support at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £56.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £10.58 ** 71.6% of this · £40.7m in 2025-26 · £149 per resident; similar councils £91 · up 21.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £4.19 ** 28.4% of this · £16.1m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 2.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £8.03 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £30.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £7.02 ** 87.4% of this · £27.0m in 2025-26 · £99 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 27.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.01 ** 12.6% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 21.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £5.55 of your bill goes to mental health support at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £21.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £4.50 ** 81.0% of this · £17.3m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident; similar councils £35 · down 9.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.05 ** 19.0% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.71 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £6.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.51 ** 88.4% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 21.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.20 ** 11.6% of this · £763k in 2025-26 · £2.79 per resident; similar councils £1.90 · up 15.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.11 of your bill goes to sensory support at Kingston-upon-Hull. Here is how its £427k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.07 ** 63.2% of this · £270k in 2025-26 · £0.99 per resident; similar councils £0.57 · down 2.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.04 ** 36.8% of this · £157k in 2025-26 · £0.57 per resident; similar councils £0.75 · down 23.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £313.66 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 Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £270.8m 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) - Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £107.92 of your bill goes to Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £107.44 ** 99.6% of this part · £57.4m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Running the council £0.48 ** 0.4% of this part · £258k in 2025-26 · £0.27 per resident; similar councils £1.56 · up 13.7% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Mid and West Wales Fire Authority, Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Yorkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £107.44 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £57.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £98.64 ** 91.8% of this · £52.7m in 2025-26 · £55 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £8.68 ** 8.1% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £4.80 per resident; similar councils £4.35 · down 7.9% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.12 ** 0.1% of this · £63k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £0.01 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Kingston-upon-Hull 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 | £10.3m | £38 | £16 | — | up 13.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£38Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road—Changeup 13.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £7.8m | £29 | £12 | £16,756 (similar: £6,584) | up 3.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£29Similar councils, per resident£12Per mile of road£16,756 (similar: £6,584)Changeup 3.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £2.5m | £9.24 | £14 | £5,409 (similar: £6,457) | up 33.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.24Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road£5,409 (similar: £6,457)Changeup 33.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £1.8m | £6.72 | £9.88 | £3,931 (similar: £5,406) | up 37.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.72Similar councils, per resident£9.88Per mile of road£3,931 (similar: £5,406)Changeup 37.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £690k | £2.53 | £2.35 | £1,478 (similar: £1,326) | up 25.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£2.53Similar councils, per resident£2.35Per mile of road£1,478 (similar: £1,326)Changeup 25.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £466k | £1.71 | £1.74 | £998 (similar: £853) | down 8.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.71Similar councils, per resident£1.74Per mile of road£998 (similar: £853)Changedown 8.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £3.0m | £11 | £9.17 | £6,319 (similar: £3,798) | down 1.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£9.17Per mile of road£6,319 (similar: £3,798)Changedown 1.7% 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 | £509 | £718 | | Median£718 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £502 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £388 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £161 | £110 | | Median£110 | | | | Public healthDetails | £124 | £64 | | Median£64 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £80 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £65 | £51 | | Median£51 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £63 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £62 | £33 | | Median£33 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £32 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £20 | £9.20 | | Median£9.20 | | | - Kingston-upon-Hull spent **27.7%** 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 Kingston upon Hull](/council-tax/england/kingston-upon-hull/) and [everything else about Kingston upon Hull](/your-area/kingston-upon-hull/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Kingston upon Hull? A Band D bill of £2,295.04 is split between Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £590.18.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. 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