# Where your council tax goes in Mid Suffolk

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# Where your council tax goes in Mid Suffolk



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





A Band D council tax bill in **Mid Suffolk** is **£2,316.88** for 2026-27, split between Mid Suffolk £180.26, Suffolk County Council £1,698.70, Suffolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £32.99, Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £304.47, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £100.46. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Suffolk County Council: **£767.82** of the bill. Council tax pays for 18% 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



- £2,316.88Band D bill, 2026-27


As of 6 April 2026
- £180.26Goes to Mid Suffolk itself (8%)


As of 6 April 2026
- £767.82Largest line: adult social care


As of 28 September 2026
- 17.9%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.



180.26

1698.70

32.99

304.47

100.46



Mid Suffolk 8%Suffolk County Council 73%Suffolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 13%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 4%



Parish precepts differ from parish to parish; this is the average across the area, and a home outside any parish pays none.





## And where does that bit go?



Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share.





### Where the rest comes from




**Council tax pays for 17.9%** of the money
Mid Suffolk had to spend in 2025-26.


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- Council tax 17.9% £7.5m
- Business rates 24.1% £10.0m
- General government grant 0.4% £157k
- Government grants for specific services 33.2% £13.8m
- Fees, charges and other income 20.8% £8.7m
- Taken from reserves 3.7% £1.5m






**Council tax pays for 30.1%** of the money
Suffolk County Council had to spend in 2025-26.


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



- Council tax 30.1% £454.8m
- Business rates 10.0% £150.7m
- General government grant 1.6% £23.5m
- Government grants for specific services 37.7% £568.5m
- Fees, charges and other income 20.3% £306.3m
- Taken from reserves 0.4% £5.5m






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: £2,316.88


- [Mid Suffolk](#d-council)
£180.26

**
Your council · 7.8% of the bill
- [Suffolk County Council](#d-county)
£1,698.70

**
County council · 73.3% of the bill
- [Suffolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
£32.99

**
County adult social care precept · 1.4% of the bill
- [Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police)
£304.47

**
Police · 13.1% of the bill
- Parish and town councils (average for the area)
£100.46

**
Parish or town council · 4.3% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Mid Suffolk





### Mid Suffolk



£180.26 of your bill goes to Mid Suffolk. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Mid Suffolk spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment)
£57.69

**
32.0% of this part · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £43 · down 0.5% on 2024-25
- [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development)
£51.53

**
28.6% of this part · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 28.7% on 2024-25
- [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing)
£31.33

**
17.4% of this part · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £22 · down 12.3% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing).
- [Running the council](#d-council~central)
£20.75

**
11.5% of this part · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £37 · down 42.3% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure)
£18.60

**
10.3% of this part · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 27.8% on 2024-25
- [Public health](#d-council~public-health)
£0.35

**
0.2% of this part · £39k in 2025-26 · £0.34 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 50.0% on 2024-25




Roads and transport brought in £137k more than it cost in 2025-26, so
it takes no share of your bill.







**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 district councils in England closest in population: North West Leicestershire, Lichfield, Erewash, Mansfield, Worthing, Folkestone and Hythe, Broxtowe, South Staffordshire, Gravesham, Fareham. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mid Suffolk](#d-council)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£57.69 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Mid Suffolk. Here is how its £6.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste collection
£25.66

**
44.5% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 10.0% on 2024-25
- Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing
£12.77

**
22.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £9.25 · up 20.6% on 2024-25
- Street cleaning
£10.66

**
18.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £8.04 · up 16.6% on 2024-25
- Other environmental services
£6.86

**
11.9% of this · £769k in 2025-26 · £6.80 per resident; similar councils £0.22 · down 25.0% on 2024-25
- Recycling and waste minimisation
£0.76

**
1.3% of this · £85k in 2025-26 · £0.75 per resident; similar councils £1.04
- Public toilets
£0.45

**
0.8% of this · £50k in 2025-26 · £0.44 per resident; similar councils £1.16 · no change on 2024-25
- Community safety and CCTV
£0.37

**
0.6% of this · £41k in 2025-26 · £0.36 per resident; similar councils £3.43 · up 41.4% on 2024-25
- Waste disposal
£0.18

**
0.3% of this · £20k in 2025-26 · £0.18 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 42.9% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mid Suffolk](#d-council)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£51.53 of your bill goes to planning and development at Mid Suffolk. Here is how its £5.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Planning policy
£17.38

**
33.7% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £5.28 · down 24.3% on 2024-25
- Community development
£15.33

**
29.7% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £1.33 · down 29.4% on 2024-25
- Economic development and business support
£7.37

**
14.3% of this · £812k in 2025-26 · £7.18 per resident; similar councils £5.24 · down 3.2% on 2024-25
- Planning applications (development management)
£6.32

**
12.3% of this · £697k in 2025-26 · £6.17 per resident; similar councils £0.92 · down 42.3% on 2024-25
- Building control
£5.13

**
10.0% of this · £566k in 2025-26 · £5.01 per resident; similar councils £1.22 · down 43.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mid Suffolk](#d-council)
- Housing (not council homes)





### Housing (not council homes)



£31.33 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Mid Suffolk. Here is how its £3.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Homelessness and temporary accommodation
£19.64

**
62.7% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 1.2% on 2024-25
- Other General Fund housing
£7.50

**
23.9% of this · £827k in 2025-26 · £7.32 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 6.7% on 2024-25
- Supporting People and welfare services
£2.14

**
6.8% of this · £236k in 2025-26 · £2.09 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 49.7% on 2024-25
- Housing strategy, advice and enabling
£2.05

**
6.5% of this · £226k in 2025-26 · £2.00 per resident; similar councils £1.21 · down 49.0% 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.
Mid Suffolk's Housing Revenue Account took in £23.6m and spent £26.0m in 2025-26.
[What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence).








- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mid Suffolk](#d-council)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£20.75 of your bill goes to running the council at Mid Suffolk. Here is how its £2.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Corporate and democratic core
£16.74

**
80.7% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 32.1% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£3.21

**
15.5% of this · £377k in 2025-26 · £3.33 per resident; similar councils £2.99 · up 30.4% on 2024-25
- Other central services
£0.73

**
3.5% of this · £86k in 2025-26 · £0.76 per resident; similar councils £0.70 · up 126.3% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£0.06

**
0.3% of this · £7k in 2025-26 · £0.06 per resident; similar councils £0.35 · down 89.4% on 2024-25











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





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£18.60 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Mid Suffolk. Here is how its £2.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£16.34

**
87.8% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 8.4% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£1.71

**
9.2% of this · £198k in 2025-26 · £1.75 per resident; similar councils £4.35 · down 14.7% on 2024-25
- Tourism
£0.55

**
3.0% of this · £64k in 2025-26 · £0.57 per resident; similar councils £0.00











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mid Suffolk](#d-council)
- Public health





### Public health



£0.35 of your bill goes to public health at Mid Suffolk. Here is how its £39k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Obesity and physical activity
£0.18

**
51.3% of this · £20k in 2025-26 · £0.18 per resident; similar councils £0.00
- Other public health
£0.17

**
48.7% of this · £19k in 2025-26 · £0.17 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 26.9% on 2024-25











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





### Suffolk County Council



£1,698.70 of your bill goes to Suffolk County Council. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Suffolk County Council spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
£767.82

**
45.2% of this part · £392.1m in 2025-26 · £496 per resident; similar councils £408 · up 7.9% on 2024-25
- [Education](#d-county~education)
£367.07

**
21.6% of this part · £495.7m in 2025-26 · £628 per resident; similar councils £677 · up 12.7% on 2024-25
- [Children's social care](#d-county~childrens-social-care)
£325.12

**
19.1% of this part · £166.0m in 2025-26 · £210 per resident; similar councils £248 · up 13.8% on 2024-25
- [Fire and rescue](#d-county~fire)
£75.64

**
4.5% of this part · £38.6m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 8.8% on 2024-25
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
£47.59

**
2.8% of this part · £24.3m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £73 · down 36.2% on 2024-25
- [Running the council](#d-county~central)
£41.34

**
2.4% of this part · £21.1m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 3.3% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-county~culture-leisure)
£26.36

**
1.6% of this part · £13.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 10.2% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-county~environment)
£25.15

**
1.5% of this part · £12.8m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £57 · down 21.2% on 2024-25
- [Public health](#d-county~public-health)
£14.25

**
0.8% of this part · £42.4m in 2025-26 · £54 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 8.3% on 2024-25
- [Housing (not council homes)](#d-county~housing)
£4.61

**
0.3% of this part · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £2.88 · down 34.9% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-county~housing).
- [Planning and development](#d-county~planning-development)
£3.77

**
0.2% of this part · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £2.44 per resident; similar councils £4.37




Other services brought in £226k more than it cost in 2025-26, so
it takes no share of your bill.



Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£308.3m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£35.1m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it.






**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 county councils closest in population: Lincolnshire County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council, Devon County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Staffordshire County Council, West Sussex County Council, Gloucestershire County Council. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






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





### Adult social care



£767.82 of your bill goes to adult social care at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £392.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Physical support](#d-county~adult-social-care.physical)
£293.00

**
38.2% of this · £149.6m in 2025-26 · £189 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 10.5% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£225.89

**
29.4% of this · £115.4m in 2025-26 · £146 per resident; similar councils £134 · up 6.1% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county~adult-social-care.memory)
£64.62

**
8.4% of this · £33.0m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 12.6% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£62.19

**
8.1% of this · £31.8m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £44 · down 1.6% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£49.53

**
6.5% of this · £25.3m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 15.3% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£47.04

**
6.1% of this · £24.0m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 1.1% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£9.25

**
1.2% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £5.98 per resident; similar councils £5.13 · up 16.5% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£6.68

**
0.9% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £4.32 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · up 16.2% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£5.95

**
0.8% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £3.84 per resident; similar councils £9.77 · down 17.3% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county~adult-social-care.sensory)
£3.67

**
0.5% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £2.37 per resident; similar councils £2.20 · up 35.1% on 2024-25











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





### Physical support



£293.00 of your bill goes to physical support at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £149.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£255.30

**
87.1% of this · £130.4m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 10.8% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£37.71

**
12.9% of this · £19.3m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 8.2% on 2024-25











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





### Learning disability support



£225.89 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £115.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£194.12

**
85.9% of this · £99.1m in 2025-26 · £126 per resident; similar councils £119 · up 6.5% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£31.77

**
14.1% of this · £16.2m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 3.8% on 2024-25











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





### Support with memory and cognition



£64.62 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £33.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£59.65

**
92.3% of this · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 12.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£4.96

**
7.7% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £3.21 per resident; similar councils £2.51 · up 20.3% on 2024-25











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





### Mental health support



£49.53 of your bill goes to mental health support at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £25.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£27.37

**
55.3% of this · £14.0m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 13.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£22.15

**
44.7% of this · £11.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 17.9% on 2024-25











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





### Sensory support



£3.67 of your bill goes to sensory support at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £1.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£2.27

**
61.8% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.47 per resident; similar councils £1.44 · up 44.9% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£1.40

**
38.2% of this · £717k in 2025-26 · £0.91 per resident; similar councils £0.81 · up 21.7% on 2024-25











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





### Education



£367.07 of your bill goes to education at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £495.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Primary schools
£102.20

**
27.8% of this · £138.0m in 2025-26 · £175 per resident; similar councils £256 · up 0.4% on 2024-25
- Special schools and alternative provision
£93.85

**
25.6% of this · £126.7m in 2025-26 · £160 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 23.9% on 2024-25
- Early years and nursery
£70.38

**
19.2% of this · £95.0m in 2025-26 · £120 per resident; similar councils £145 · up 35.1% on 2024-25
- Other education
£66.85

**
18.2% of this · £90.3m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £87 · up 5.1% on 2024-25
- Secondary schools
£27.48

**
7.5% of this · £37.1m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £52 · up 0.4% on 2024-25
- Post-16
£6.30

**
1.7% of this · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 25.6% on 2024-25











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





### Children's social care



£325.12 of your bill goes to children's social care at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £166.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Children looked after
£193.58

**
59.5% of this · £98.9m in 2025-26 · £125 per resident; similar councils £147 · up 13.0% on 2024-25
- Safeguarding and social work
£56.12

**
17.3% of this · £28.7m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 18.4% on 2024-25
- Family support
£43.71

**
13.4% of this · £22.3m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 11.2% on 2024-25
- Children's centres and early years
£13.33

**
4.1% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £8.62 per resident; similar councils £3.50 · up 7.8% on 2024-25
- Youth justice
£6.91

**
2.1% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £4.47 per resident; similar councils £2.91 · down 7.2% on 2024-25
- Services for young people
£4.65

**
1.4% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £3.01 per resident; similar councils £5.91 · up 37.9% on 2024-25
- Asylum-seeking children
£3.51

**
1.1% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £2.27 per resident; similar councils £3.82 · up 35.5% on 2024-25
- Other children's and families' services
£3.30

**
1.0% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £2.13 per resident; similar councils £1.38 · up 73.4% on 2024-25











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





### Fire and rescue



£75.64 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £38.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Firefighting and rescue
£67.77

**
89.6% of this · £34.6m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 8.9% on 2024-25
- Community fire safety
£5.56

**
7.3% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £3.59 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 3.8% on 2024-25
- Fire emergency planning
£2.31

**
3.1% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.50 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 48.9% on 2024-25











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





### Roads and transport



£47.59 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £24.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-county~highways-transport.maintenance)
£17.26

**
36.3% of this · £14.7m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 90.9% on 2024-25
- Support for bus, rail and other public transport
£11.65

**
24.5% of this · £9.9m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 30.7% on 2024-25
- Concessionary bus fares
£7.26

**
15.3% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £7.80 per resident; similar councils £9.54 · down 10.3% on 2024-25
- Winter service (gritting)
£5.28

**
11.1% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £5.68 per resident; similar councils £4.34 · up 5.3% on 2024-25
- Street lighting (including energy)
£4.39

**
9.2% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £4.71 per resident; similar councils £7.10 · up 14.8% on 2024-25
- Traffic management and road safety
£1.75

**
3.7% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £1.88 per resident; similar councils £1.52 · up 18.0% on 2024-25











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





### Road and bridge maintenance



£17.26 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £14.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Environmental, safety and routine maintenance
£15.00

**
86.9% of this · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 93.6% on 2024-25
- Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)
£2.26

**
13.1% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £2.43 per resident; similar councils £3.50 · up 74.8% on 2024-25











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





### Running the council



£41.34 of your bill goes to running the council at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £21.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Local welfare assistance
£16.45

**
39.8% of this · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £0.82 · down 16.2% on 2024-25
- Corporate and democratic core
£13.81

**
33.4% of this · £7.2m in 2025-26 · £9.11 per resident; similar councils £6.64 · up 23.1% on 2024-25
- Coroners' and other courts
£4.29

**
10.4% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £2.83 per resident; similar councils £2.50 · down 4.0% on 2024-25
- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£3.50

**
8.5% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £2.31 per resident; similar councils £1.09 · down 14.8% on 2024-25
- Other central services
£1.64

**
4.0% of this · £854k in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 39.1% on 2024-25
- Collecting council tax and business rates
£0.77

**
1.9% of this · £399k in 2025-26 · £0.51 per resident; similar councils £0.00
- Emergency planning
£0.67

**
1.6% of this · £347k in 2025-26 · £0.44 per resident; similar councils £0.48 · down 13.7% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£0.23

**
0.5% of this · £118k in 2025-26 · £0.15 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · up 145.8% on 2024-25











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





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£26.36 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £13.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Libraries
£17.20

**
65.3% of this · £8.8m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £8.43 · up 8.2% on 2024-25
- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£5.70

**
21.6% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £3.69 per resident; similar councils £2.25 · up 8.5% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£3.46

**
13.1% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £2.23 per resident; similar councils £1.81 · up 25.1% on 2024-25











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





### Environment and regulation



£25.15 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £12.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste collection
£20.11

**
80.0% of this · £11.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £0.00
- Trading standards
£3.44

**
13.7% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £2.42 per resident; similar councils £2.22 · down 13.4% on 2024-25
- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£1.60

**
6.4% of this · £892k in 2025-26 · £1.13 per resident; similar councils £1.84 · down 26.9% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Suffolk County Council](#d-county)
- Public health





### Public health



£14.25 of your bill goes to public health at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £42.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Health visiting and children's 0-5 services
£3.07

**
21.5% of this · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 9.3% on 2024-25
- Drug and alcohol services
£2.90

**
20.3% of this · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 5.7% on 2024-25
- Sexual health
£2.01

**
14.1% of this · £6.0m in 2025-26 · £7.58 per resident; similar councils £8.15 · up 2.8% on 2024-25
- Other public health
£1.55

**
10.9% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £5.85 per resident; similar councils £5.60 · down 1.6% on 2024-25
- NHS health checks and health protection
£1.33

**
9.4% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £5.03 per resident; similar councils £2.34 · up 11.3% on 2024-25
- Children's 5-19 programmes
£1.21

**
8.5% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £4.56 per resident; similar councils £3.25 · up 15.9% on 2024-25
- Stop smoking and tobacco control
£1.13

**
8.0% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £4.27 per resident; similar councils £2.30 · up 30.6% on 2024-25
- Obesity and physical activity
£0.83

**
5.8% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £3.13 per resident; similar councils £2.30 · up 12.4% on 2024-25
- Public mental health
£0.21

**
1.5% of this · £626k in 2025-26 · £0.79 per resident; similar councils £0.69 · down 7.1% on 2024-25











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





### Housing (not council homes)



£4.61 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £2.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Supporting People and welfare services
£4.61

**
99.9% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £1.88 · down 31.9% on 2024-25
- Housing strategy, advice and enabling
£0.01

**
0.1% of this · £3k in 2025-26 · £0.00 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 98.2% 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.
Suffolk County Council reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2025-26: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association.
[What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence).








- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Suffolk County Council](#d-county)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£3.77 of your bill goes to planning and development at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £1.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Economic development and business support
£2.18

**
57.9% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £1.73 per resident; similar councils £2.86
- Environmental initiatives
£1.59

**
42.1% of this · £995k in 2025-26 · £1.26 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 22.1% on 2024-25











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





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



£32.99 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 Suffolk County Council's adult social care spending of
£392.1m 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-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical)
£12.59

**
38.2% of this precept · £149.6m in 2025-26 · £189 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 10.5% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£9.71

**
29.4% of this precept · £115.4m in 2025-26 · £146 per resident; similar councils £134 · up 6.1% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory)
£2.78

**
8.4% of this precept · £33.0m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 12.6% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£2.67

**
8.1% of this precept · £31.8m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £44 · down 1.6% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£2.13

**
6.5% of this precept · £25.3m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 15.3% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£2.02

**
6.1% of this precept · £24.0m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 1.1% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£0.40

**
1.2% of this precept · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £5.98 per resident; similar councils £5.13 · up 16.5% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£0.29

**
0.9% of this precept · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £4.32 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · up 16.2% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£0.26

**
0.8% of this precept · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £3.84 per resident; similar councils £9.77 · down 17.3% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory)
£0.16

**
0.5% of this precept · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £2.37 per resident; similar councils £2.20 · up 35.1% on 2024-25





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





### Physical support



£12.59 of your bill goes to physical support at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £149.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£10.97

**
87.1% of this · £130.4m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 10.8% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£1.62

**
12.9% of this · £19.3m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 8.2% on 2024-25











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





### Learning disability support



£9.71 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £115.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£8.34

**
85.9% of this · £99.1m in 2025-26 · £126 per resident; similar councils £119 · up 6.5% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£1.37

**
14.1% of this · £16.2m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 3.8% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Suffolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£2.78 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £33.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£2.56

**
92.3% of this · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 12.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.21

**
7.7% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £3.21 per resident; similar councils £2.51 · up 20.3% on 2024-25











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





### Mental health support



£2.13 of your bill goes to mental health support at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £25.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£1.18

**
55.3% of this · £14.0m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 13.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£0.95

**
44.7% of this · £11.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 17.9% on 2024-25











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





### Sensory support



£0.16 of your bill goes to sensory support at Suffolk County Council. Here is how its £1.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£0.10

**
61.8% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.47 per resident; similar councils £1.44 · up 44.9% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.06

**
38.2% of this · £717k in 2025-26 · £0.91 per resident; similar councils £0.81 · up 21.7% on 2024-25











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





### Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable



£304.47 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 Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of
£181.7m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running
total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above.
















## Parks, street cleaning and roads here



What Mid Suffolk and Suffolk County Council spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and
street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully
cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out.





| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £1.9m | £17 | £13 | — | down 8.4% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road—Changedown 8.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street cleaningDetails | £1.2m | £11 | £8.04 | — | up 16.6% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£8.04Per mile of road—Changeup 16.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | |






| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £2.9m | £3.69 | £2.33 | — | up 8.5% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£3.69Similar councils, per resident£2.33Per mile of road—Changeup 8.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £14.7m | £19 | £33 | £3,531 (similar: £5,755) | up 90.9% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£19Similar councils, per resident£33Per mile of road£3,531 (similar: £5,755)Changeup 90.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £12.7m | £16 | £20 | £3,069 (similar: £4,587) | up 93.6% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£16Similar councils, per resident£20Per mile of road£3,069 (similar: £4,587)Changeup 93.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £1.9m | £2.43 | £3.50 | £463 (similar: £946) | up 74.8% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£2.43Similar councils, per resident£3.50Per mile of road£463 (similar: £946)Changeup 74.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Winter service (gritting)Details | £4.5m | £5.68 | £4.34 | £1,081 (similar: £1,012) | up 5.3% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£5.68Similar councils, per resident£4.34Per mile of road£1,081 (similar: £1,012)Changeup 5.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street lighting (including energy)Details | £3.7m | £4.71 | £7.10 | £897 (similar: £1,683) | up 14.8% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£4.71Similar councils, per resident£7.10Per mile of road£897 (similar: £1,683)Changeup 14.8% 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £56 | £56 |
| Median£56 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £50 | £22 |
| Median£22 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £31 | £24 |
| Median£24 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £20 | £41 |
| Median£41 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £18 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Public healthDetails | £0.34 | £0.49 |
| Median£0.49 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £-1.21 | £-4.53 |
| Median£-4.53 | | |





- Mid Suffolk spent **48.6%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for district councils in England: 39.3%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs.








| Service | Per resident | Median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EducationDetails | £628 | £736 |
| Median£736 | | |
| Adult social careDetails | £496 | £447 |
| Median£447 | | |
| Children's social careDetails | £210 | £242 |
| Median£242 | | |
| Public healthDetails | £54 | £52 |
| Median£52 | | |
| Fire and rescueDetails | £49 | £47 |
| Median£47 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £31 | £68 |
| Median£68 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £27 | £21 |
| Median£21 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £17 | £16 |
| Median£16 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £16 | £58 |
| Median£58 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £2.98 | £3.07 |
| Median£3.07 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £2.44 | £5.56 |
| Median£5.56 | | |
| Other servicesDetails | £-0.29 | £0.63 |
| Median£0.63 | | |





- Suffolk County Council spent **29.2%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for county councils: 28.1%); 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 Mid Suffolk](/council-tax/england/mid-suffolk/) and [everything else about Mid Suffolk](/your-area/mid-suffolk/).





## Common questions


What does council tax pay for in Mid Suffolk?
A Band D bill of £2,316.88 is split between Mid Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, Suffolk County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £767.82.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
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