# Where your council tax goes in Newcastle upon Tyne url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/newcastle-upon-tyne/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 Newcastle upon Tyne Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Newcastle upon Tyne** is **£2,542.19** for 2026-27, split between Newcastle upon Tyne £2,178.90, Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase £42.31, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £214.34, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority £105.11, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £1.53. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Newcastle upon Tyne: **£874.81** 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 - £2,542.19Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £2,178.90Goes to Newcastle upon Tyne itself (86%) As of 6 April 2026 - £874.81Largest 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. 2178.90 42.31 214.34 105.11 1.53 Newcastle upon Tyne 86%Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 8%Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 0% Parish precepts differ from parish to parish; this is the average across the area, and a home outside any parish pays none. ## And where does that bit go? Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share. ### Where the rest comes from **Council tax pays for 15.1%** of the money Newcastle had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 15.1% £149.7m - Business rates 11.7% £116.5m - General government grant 3.4% £34.0m - Government grants for specific services 42.1% £418.6m - Fees, charges and other income 27.6% £274.5m It also put £19.8m 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: £2,542.19 - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) £2,178.90 ** Your council · 85.7% of the bill - [Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £42.31 ** Adult social care precept · 1.7% of the bill - [Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £214.34 ** Police · 8.4% of the bill - [Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £105.11 ** Fire and rescue · 4.1% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £1.53 ** Parish or town council · under 0.1% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Newcastle upon Tyne ### Newcastle upon Tyne £2,178.90 of your bill goes to Newcastle upon Tyne. It is shared out below in proportion to how Newcastle spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £874.81 ** 40.1% of this part · £174.3m in 2025-26 · £543 per resident; similar councils £465 · up 8.3% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £488.19 ** 22.4% of this part · £97.3m in 2025-26 · £303 per resident; similar councils £313 · up 11.9% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £328.18 ** 15.1% of this part · £216.7m in 2025-26 · £675 per resident; similar councils £951 · up 9.8% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £180.87 ** 8.3% of this part · £36.0m in 2025-26 · £112 per resident; similar councils £74 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £107.28 ** 4.9% of this part · £21.4m in 2025-26 · £67 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 54.6% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £95.09 ** 4.4% of this part · £18.9m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 27.1% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £62.24 ** 2.9% of this part · £12.4m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £62 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £24.52 ** 1.1% of this part · £33.5m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £83 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £17.05 ** 0.8% of this part · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 3759.1% on 2024-25 - Other services £0.67 ** under 0.1% of this part · £133k in 2025-26 · £0.41 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 10.8% on 2024-25 Planning and development brought in £1.4m 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 (£151.3m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£28.6m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 metropolitan borough councils closest in population: Doncaster, Wirral, Bolton, Dudley, Stockport, Salford, Wigan, Walsall, Sandwell, Sefton. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £874.81 of your bill goes to adult social care at Newcastle. Here is how its £174.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £411.31 ** 47.0% of this · £81.9m in 2025-26 · £255 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £203.48 ** 23.3% of this · £40.5m in 2025-26 · £126 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 23.0% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £76.31 ** 8.7% of this · £15.2m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 21.0% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £74.39 ** 8.5% of this · £14.8m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £48 · down 21.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £53.42 ** 6.1% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 4.7% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £36.72 ** 4.2% of this · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 36.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £7.58 ** 0.9% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £4.71 per resident; similar councils £3.60 · up 31.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £7.31 ** 0.8% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £4.54 per resident; similar councils £9.93 · up 16.7% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £3.45 ** 0.4% of this · £687k in 2025-26 · £2.14 per resident; similar councils £3.36 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.83 ** under 0.1% of this · £166k in 2025-26 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £3.15 · down 18.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £411.31 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Newcastle. Here is how its £81.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £336.24 ** 81.7% of this · £67.0m in 2025-26 · £209 per resident; similar councils £131 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £75.07 ** 18.3% of this · £15.0m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 11.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £203.48 of your bill goes to physical support at Newcastle. Here is how its £40.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £170.01 ** 83.6% of this · £33.9m in 2025-26 · £106 per resident; similar councils £123 · up 27.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £33.47 ** 16.4% of this · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 3.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £76.31 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Newcastle. Here is how its £15.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £69.71 ** 91.4% of this · £13.9m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 20.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £6.60 ** 8.6% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.10 per resident; similar councils £1.99 · up 30.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £53.42 of your bill goes to mental health support at Newcastle. Here is how its £10.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £31.91 ** 59.7% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 12.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £21.51 ** 40.3% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 22.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.83 of your bill goes to sensory support at Newcastle. Here is how its £166k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.46 ** 54.8% of this · £91k in 2025-26 · £0.28 per resident; similar councils £1.96 · up 42.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.38 ** 45.2% of this · £75k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £1.09 · down 46.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £488.19 of your bill goes to children's social care at Newcastle. Here is how its £97.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £268.52 ** 55.0% of this · £53.5m in 2025-26 · £167 per resident; similar councils £182 · up 13.8% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £117.68 ** 24.1% of this · £23.4m in 2025-26 · £73 per resident; similar councils £69 · up 19.8% on 2024-25 - Family support £56.14 ** 11.5% of this · £11.2m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 16.8% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £18.71 ** 3.8% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 51.9% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £10.32 ** 2.1% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £6.41 per resident; similar councils £4.81 · down 28.2% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £8.21 ** 1.7% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £5.10 per resident; similar councils £5.60 - Services for young people £7.90 ** 1.6% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £4.90 per resident; similar councils £3.95 · up 19562.5% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £0.72 ** 0.1% of this · £144k in 2025-26 · £0.45 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 17.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Education ### Education £328.18 of your bill goes to education at Newcastle. Here is how its £216.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other education £98.19 ** 29.9% of this · £64.8m in 2025-26 · £202 per resident; similar councils £75 · up 6.2% on 2024-25 - Primary schools £93.77 ** 28.6% of this · £61.9m in 2025-26 · £193 per resident; similar councils £399 · up 4.0% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £61.77 ** 18.8% of this · £40.8m in 2025-26 · £127 per resident; similar councils £154 · up 34.6% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £47.48 ** 14.5% of this · £31.4m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £149 · up 1.6% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £15.84 ** 4.8% of this · £10.5m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 12.9% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £11.12 ** 3.4% of this · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £122 · up 14.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £180.87 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Newcastle. Here is how its £36.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £82.70 ** 45.7% of this · £16.9m in 2025-26 · £53 per resident; similar councils £7.36 · up 8.0% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £40.11 ** 22.2% of this · £8.2m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 8.4% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £24.16 ** 13.4% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 3.2% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £23.57 ** 13.0% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £4.50 ** 2.5% of this · £921k in 2025-26 · £2.87 per resident; similar councils £6.91 · up 22.8% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £2.29 ** 1.3% of this · £469k in 2025-26 · £1.46 per resident; similar councils £0.28 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £1.89 ** 1.0% of this · £386k in 2025-26 · £1.20 per resident; similar councils £6.30 · down 83.8% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £1.29 ** 0.7% of this · £265k in 2025-26 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £1.38 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £0.36 ** 0.2% of this · £73k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £0.44 · up 49.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £107.28 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Newcastle. Here is how its £21.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £70.59 ** 65.8% of this · £14.1m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 106.7% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £17.70 ** 16.5% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 47.7% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £15.62 ** 14.6% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £9.70 per resident; similar councils £7.36 · up 21.3% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £3.25 ** 3.0% of this · £647k in 2025-26 · £2.02 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 68.7% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £0.12 ** 0.1% of this · £24k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £0.98 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £95.09 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Newcastle. Here is how its £18.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Supporting People and welfare services £37.92 ** 39.9% of this · £7.6m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £2.28 · down 3.6% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £31.80 ** 33.4% of this · £6.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £0.82 · up 126.5% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £25.37 ** 26.7% of this · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 18.5% 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. Newcastle's Housing Revenue Account took in £139.6m and spent £140.6m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £62.24 of your bill goes to running the council at Newcastle. Here is how its £12.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Collecting council tax and business rates £28.56 ** 45.9% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £6.10 · down 16.4% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £20.61 ** 33.1% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 315.7% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £4.59 ** 7.4% of this · £934k in 2025-26 · £2.91 per resident; similar councils £2.31 · down 21.6% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £4.07 ** 6.5% of this · £827k in 2025-26 · £2.58 per resident; similar councils £5.13 · up 219.3% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £3.06 ** 4.9% of this · £622k in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident; similar councils £2.31 · down 36.1% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.35 ** 2.2% of this · £275k in 2025-26 · £0.86 per resident; similar councils £0.58 · down 77.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £24.52 of your bill goes to public health at Newcastle. Here is how its £33.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £7.76 ** 31.7% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 32.4% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £4.68 ** 19.1% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 1.3% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £4.20 ** 17.1% of this · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £9.13 · down 18.5% on 2024-25 - Other public health £2.63 ** 10.7% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 16.1% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £2.17 ** 8.9% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £9.23 per resident; similar councils £5.93 · down 19.4% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £1.37 ** 5.6% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £5.81 per resident; similar councils £9.66 · down 27.5% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.83 ** 3.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.55 per resident; similar councils £2.95 · up 14.7% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.60 ** 2.5% of this · £824k in 2025-26 · £2.57 per resident; similar councils £4.78 · down 28.5% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.28 ** 1.1% of this · £376k in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £2.24 · down 3.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £17.05 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Newcastle. Here is how its £3.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Street lighting (including energy) £9.34 ** 54.8% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £9.50 · down 7.1% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £4.31 ** 25.3% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 14.5% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £1.60 ** 9.4% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £4.65 per resident; similar councils £1.11 - Traffic management and road safety £1.00 ** 5.8% of this · £928k in 2025-26 · £2.89 per resident; similar councils £2.52 · up 95.0% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £0.79 ** 4.6% of this · £736k in 2025-26 · £2.29 per resident; similar councils £2.40 · up 60.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £4.31 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Newcastle. Here is how its £4.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £4.06 ** 94.1% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £9.21 · up 27.5% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £0.25 ** 5.9% of this · £237k in 2025-26 · £0.74 per resident; similar councils £4.79 · down 56.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase £42.31 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 Newcastle's adult social care spending of £174.3m 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) £19.89 ** 47.0% of this precept · £81.9m in 2025-26 · £255 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £9.84 ** 23.3% of this precept · £40.5m in 2025-26 · £126 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 23.0% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £3.69 ** 8.7% of this precept · £15.2m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 21.0% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £3.60 ** 8.5% of this precept · £14.8m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £48 · down 21.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.58 ** 6.1% of this precept · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 4.7% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.78 ** 4.2% of this precept · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 36.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.37 ** 0.9% of this precept · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £4.71 per resident; similar councils £3.60 · up 31.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.35 ** 0.8% of this precept · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £4.54 per resident; similar councils £9.93 · up 16.7% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.17 ** 0.4% of this precept · £687k in 2025-26 · £2.14 per resident; similar councils £3.36 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.04 ** under 0.1% of this precept · £166k in 2025-26 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £3.15 · down 18.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £19.89 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Newcastle. Here is how its £81.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £16.26 ** 81.7% of this · £67.0m in 2025-26 · £209 per resident; similar councils £131 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £3.63 ** 18.3% of this · £15.0m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 11.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £9.84 of your bill goes to physical support at Newcastle. Here is how its £40.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £8.22 ** 83.6% of this · £33.9m in 2025-26 · £106 per resident; similar councils £123 · up 27.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.62 ** 16.4% of this · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 3.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £3.69 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Newcastle. Here is how its £15.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £3.37 ** 91.4% of this · £13.9m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 20.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.32 ** 8.6% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.10 per resident; similar councils £1.99 · up 30.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.58 of your bill goes to mental health support at Newcastle. Here is how its £10.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.54 ** 59.7% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 12.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.04 ** 40.3% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 22.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.04 of your bill goes to sensory support at Newcastle. Here is how its £166k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.02 ** 54.8% of this · £91k in 2025-26 · £0.28 per resident; similar councils £1.96 · up 42.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.02 ** 45.2% of this · £75k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £1.09 · down 46.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £214.34 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 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £421.4m 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) - Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority ### Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority £105.11 of your bill goes to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £104.70 ** 99.6% of this part · £71.0m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 5.3% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-fire~central) £0.41 ** 0.4% of this part · £277k in 2025-26 · £0.24 per resident; similar councils £1.46 · down 45.8% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Staffordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £104.70 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £71.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £90.35 ** 86.3% of this · £61.2m in 2025-26 · £52 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £14.35 ** 13.7% of this · £9.7m in 2025-26 · £8.26 per resident; similar councils £5.48 · up 0.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Running the council ### Running the council £0.41 of your bill goes to running the council at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £277k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £0.38 ** 92.4% of this · £256k in 2025-26 · £0.22 per resident; similar councils £0.51 · down 20.0% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £0.03 ** 7.6% of this · £21k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 89.0% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Newcastle 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 | £3.5m | £11 | £16 | — | up 47.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road—Changeup 47.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £8.2m | £26 | £13 | £13,221 (similar: £7,052) | up 8.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£26Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road£13,221 (similar: £7,052)Changeup 8.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £4.0m | £13 | £13 | £6,465 (similar: £7,007) | up 14.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£13Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road£6,465 (similar: £7,007)Changeup 14.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £3.8m | £12 | £9.21 | £6,084 (similar: £4,514) | up 27.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£9.21Per mile of road£6,084 (similar: £4,514)Changeup 27.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £237k | £0.74 | £4.79 | £382 (similar: £1,904) | down 56.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.74Similar councils, per resident£4.79Per mile of road£382 (similar: £1,904)Changedown 56.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £736k | £2.29 | £2.40 | £1,185 (similar: £1,206) | up 60.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£2.29Similar councils, per resident£2.40Per mile of road£1,185 (similar: £1,206)Changeup 60.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £8.7m | £27 | £9.50 | £14,005 (similar: £4,805) | down 7.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£27Similar councils, per resident£9.50Per mile of road£14,005 (similar: £4,805)Changedown 7.1% 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 | £675 | £872 | | Median£872 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £543 | £480 | | Median£480 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £303 | £340 | | Median£340 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £112 | £92 | | Median£92 | | | | Public healthDetails | £104 | £88 | | Median£88 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £67 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £59 | £39 | | Median£39 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £39 | £60 | | Median£60 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £11 | £29 | | Median£29 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £0.41 | £0.45 | | Median£0.45 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £-4.24 | £29 | | Median£29 | | | - Newcastle spent **32.6%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for metropolitan borough councils: 34.4%); 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 Newcastle upon Tyne](/council-tax/england/newcastle-upon-tyne/) and [everything else about Newcastle upon Tyne](/your-area/newcastle-upon-tyne/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Newcastle upon Tyne? A Band D bill of £2,542.19 is split between Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £874.81.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 Newcastle](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/newcastle/) - [Back to Newcastle upon Tyne: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/newcastle-upon-tyne/) - [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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