# Where your council tax goes in North East Lincolnshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/north-east-lincolnshire/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 North East Lincolnshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **North East Lincolnshire** is **£2,483.85** for 2026-27, split between North East Lincolnshire £2,000.84, North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £39.04, Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £313.66, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £107.92, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £22.39. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at North East Lincolnshire: **£638.75** of the bill. Council tax pays for 21% 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 - £2,483.85Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £2,000.84Goes to North East Lincolnshire itself (81%) As of 6 April 2026 - £638.75Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 21.0%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. 2000.84 39.04 313.66 107.92 22.39 North East Lincolnshire 81%North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 13%Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 1% 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 21.0%** of the money North East Lincolnshire had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 21.0% £92.1m - Business rates 12.7% £55.6m - General government grant 2.7% £11.6m - Government grants for specific services 38.9% £170.5m - Fees, charges and other income 24.7% £108.4m It also put £9.2m 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: £2,483.85 - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) £2,000.84 ** Your council · 80.6% of the bill - [North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £39.04 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £313.66 ** Police · 12.6% of the bill - [Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £107.92 ** Fire and rescue · 4.3% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £22.39 ** Parish or town council · 0.9% 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) - North East Lincolnshire ### North East Lincolnshire £2,000.84 of your bill goes to North East Lincolnshire. It is shared out below in proportion to how North East Lincolnshire spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £638.75 ** 31.9% of this part · £71.9m in 2025-26 · £449 per resident; similar councils £486 · up 13.9% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £566.67 ** 28.3% of this part · £63.8m in 2025-26 · £399 per resident; similar councils £325 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £282.27 ** 14.1% of this part · £86.8m in 2025-26 · £542 per resident; similar councils £792 · up 20.9% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £149.42 ** 7.5% of this part · £16.8m in 2025-26 · £105 per resident; similar councils £124 · down 9.1% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £113.75 ** 5.7% of this part · £12.8m in 2025-26 · £80 per resident; similar councils £41 · down 8.7% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £106.99 ** 5.3% of this part · £12.0m in 2025-26 · £75 per resident; similar councils £70 · up 32.1% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £57.51 ** 2.9% of this part · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £40 · down 10.8% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £54.73 ** 2.7% of this part · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £35 · down 4.4% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £27.21 ** 1.4% of this part · £16.6m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £70 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £3.55 ** 0.2% of this part · £400k in 2025-26 · £2.50 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 55.3% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£55.0m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£13.5m) 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: Windsor and Maidenhead, Blackburn with Darwen, West Berkshire, Slough, Middlesbrough, North Lincolnshire, Blackpool, Thurrock, Isle of Wight, Redcar and Cleveland. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £638.75 of your bill goes to adult social care at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £71.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £228.15 ** 35.7% of this · £25.7m in 2025-26 · £160 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £220.61 ** 34.5% of this · £24.8m in 2025-26 · £155 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £51.16 ** 8.0% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £9.86 · up 43.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £46.39 ** 7.3% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £54 · up 31.3% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £43.01 ** 6.7% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 1.7% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £26.85 ** 4.2% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £11.62 ** 1.8% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £8.17 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 62.5% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £7.32 ** 1.1% of this · £824k in 2025-26 · £5.15 per resident; similar councils £5.46 · up 2.1% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £3.16 ** 0.5% of this · £356k in 2025-26 · £2.22 per resident; similar councils £2.87 · up 67.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.48 ** under 0.1% of this · £54k in 2025-26 · £0.34 per resident; similar councils £4.31 · up 68.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £228.15 of your bill goes to physical support at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £25.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £161.99 ** 71.0% of this · £18.2m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £106 · up 8.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £66.17 ** 29.0% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 21.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £220.61 of your bill goes to learning disability support at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £24.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £202.21 ** 91.7% of this · £22.8m in 2025-26 · £142 per resident; similar councils £122 · up 10.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £18.40 ** 8.3% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 0.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £46.39 of your bill goes to mental health support at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £5.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £34.81 ** 75.0% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 47.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £11.58 ** 25.0% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £8.14 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 1.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £11.62 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £1.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £10.35 ** 89.1% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £7.28 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 50.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.27 ** 10.9% of this · £143k in 2025-26 · £0.89 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · up 346.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £3.16 of your bill goes to sensory support at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £356k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.76 ** 55.6% of this · £198k in 2025-26 · £1.24 per resident; similar councils £1.49 · up 58.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.40 ** 44.4% of this · £158k in 2025-26 · £0.99 per resident; similar councils £1.40 · up 81.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £566.67 of your bill goes to children's social care at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £63.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £320.44 ** 56.5% of this · £36.1m in 2025-26 · £225 per resident; similar councils £191 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £125.12 ** 22.1% of this · £14.1m in 2025-26 · £88 per resident; similar councils £70 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Family support £84.96 ** 15.0% of this · £9.6m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £14.85 ** 2.6% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £7.62 · up 20.8% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £10.72 ** 1.9% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £7.54 per resident; similar councils £3.87 · up 46.1% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £10.54 ** 1.9% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £7.41 per resident; similar councils £5.45 · down 10.0% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £0.04 ** under 0.1% of this · £5k in 2025-26 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £0.60 · down 98.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Education ### Education £282.27 of your bill goes to education at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £86.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Special schools and alternative provision £93.90 ** 33.3% of this · £28.9m in 2025-26 · £180 per resident; similar councils £157 · up 30.0% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £75.84 ** 26.9% of this · £23.3m in 2025-26 · £146 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 32.4% on 2024-25 - Other education £49.43 ** 17.5% of this · £15.2m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £79 · up 9.7% on 2024-25 - Primary schools £44.46 ** 15.7% of this · £13.7m in 2025-26 · £85 per resident; similar councils £256 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £12.51 ** 4.4% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £73 · up 70.6% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £6.13 ** 2.2% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 9.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £149.42 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £16.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Recycling and waste minimisation £45.73 ** 30.6% of this · £5.9m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - Waste disposal £37.57 ** 25.1% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £18.65 ** 12.5% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 0.4% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £18.09 ** 12.1% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £4.19 · up 103.7% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £16.42 ** 11.0% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 8.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £6.25 ** 4.2% of this · £807k in 2025-26 · £5.04 per resident; similar councils £0.29 · down 34.2% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £5.08 ** 3.4% of this · £655k in 2025-26 · £4.09 per resident; similar councils £2.57 · down 33.1% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £1.63 ** 1.1% of this · £210k in 2025-26 · £1.31 per resident; similar councils £0.03 · down 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £113.75 of your bill goes to roads and transport at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £12.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £42.24 ** 37.1% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £9.63 · down 11.2% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £24.92 ** 21.9% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £19.60 ** 17.2% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £6.34 · down 3.7% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £15.41 ** 13.5% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £6.71 · down 6.7% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £9.04 ** 7.9% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £6.63 per resident; similar councils £2.61 · up 12.9% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £1.99 ** 1.8% of this · £234k in 2025-26 · £1.46 per resident; similar councils £5.99 · down 77.5% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £0.54 ** 0.5% of this · £64k in 2025-26 · £0.40 per resident; similar councils £2.27 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £42.24 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £5.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £34.97 ** 82.8% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £8.32 · down 20.0% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £7.27 ** 17.2% of this · £854k in 2025-26 · £5.33 per resident; similar councils £1.50 · up 88.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £106.99 of your bill goes to running the council at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £12.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £36.81 ** 34.4% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 180.3% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £24.72 ** 23.1% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £4.22 · down 14.7% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £21.99 ** 20.6% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £9.51 · down 26.0% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £11.98 ** 11.2% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £8.43 per resident; similar councils £9.27 · up 7.9% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £4.45 ** 4.2% of this · £501k in 2025-26 · £3.13 per resident; similar councils £2.11 · down 57.2% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £3.19 ** 3.0% of this · £359k in 2025-26 · £2.24 per resident; similar councils £3.22 · down 5.8% on 2024-25 - Other central services £3.17 ** 3.0% of this · £357k in 2025-26 · £2.23 per resident; similar councils £1.15 - Emergency planning £0.38 ** 0.4% of this · £43k in 2025-26 · £0.27 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · down 12.2% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £0.30 ** 0.3% of this · £34k in 2025-26 · £0.21 per resident; similar councils £0.39 · up 70.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £57.51 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £6.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Supporting People and welfare services £21.72 ** 37.8% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £4.17 · up 8.2% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £19.63 ** 34.1% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 13.8% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £11.37 ** 19.8% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £8.04 per resident; similar councils £5.31 · down 1.5% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £3.30 ** 5.7% of this · £374k in 2025-26 · £2.34 per resident; similar councils £0.96 · down 41.7% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £1.49 ** 2.6% of this · £169k in 2025-26 · £1.06 per resident; similar councils £2.61 · down 68.1% 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. North East Lincolnshire 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) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £54.73 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £6.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Sport and leisure £18.62 ** 34.0% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £2.18 · down 3.2% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £13.86 ** 25.3% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £4.95 · up 0.4% on 2024-25 - Libraries £11.63 ** 21.3% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £8.60 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 1.1% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £9.95 ** 18.2% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £7.36 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 16.2% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.67 ** 1.2% of this · £79k in 2025-26 · £0.49 per resident; similar councils £0.13 · down 10.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £27.21 of your bill goes to public health at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £16.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £6.94 ** 25.5% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 5.2% on 2024-25 - Other public health £6.85 ** 25.2% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £9.06 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £5.42 ** 19.9% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.95 ** 7.2% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £7.43 per resident; similar councils £9.13 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £1.58 ** 5.8% of this · £964k in 2025-26 · £6.02 per resident; similar councils £5.08 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £1.38 ** 5.1% of this · £842k in 2025-26 · £5.26 per resident; similar councils £4.59 · up 10.8% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £1.35 ** 5.0% of this · £826k in 2025-26 · £5.16 per resident; similar councils £3.12 · up 22.9% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.98 ** 3.6% of this · £599k in 2025-26 · £3.74 per resident; similar councils £4.70 · down 2.4% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.77 ** 2.8% of this · £469k in 2025-26 · £2.93 per resident; similar councils £1.69 · up 44.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £3.55 of your bill goes to planning and development at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £400k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental initiatives £1.74 ** 49.0% of this · £772k in 2025-26 · £4.82 per resident; similar councils £0.93 · down 4.2% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £1.15 ** 32.3% of this · £508k in 2025-26 · £3.17 per resident; similar councils £2.67 · down 70.6% on 2024-25 - Building control £0.40 ** 11.2% of this · £176k in 2025-26 · £1.10 per resident; similar councils £1.31 - Community development £0.27 ** 7.5% of this · £118k in 2025-26 · £0.74 per resident; similar councils £0.62 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £39.04 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 North East Lincolnshire's adult social care spending of £71.9m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £13.94 ** 35.7% of this precept · £25.7m in 2025-26 · £160 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £13.48 ** 34.5% of this precept · £24.8m in 2025-26 · £155 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £3.13 ** 8.0% of this precept · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £9.86 · up 43.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.84 ** 7.3% of this precept · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £54 · up 31.3% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £2.63 ** 6.7% of this precept · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 1.7% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.64 ** 4.2% of this precept · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £0.71 ** 1.8% of this precept · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £8.17 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 62.5% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.45 ** 1.1% of this precept · £824k in 2025-26 · £5.15 per resident; similar councils £5.46 · up 2.1% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.19 ** 0.5% of this precept · £356k in 2025-26 · £2.22 per resident; similar councils £2.87 · up 67.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.03 ** under 0.1% of this precept · £54k in 2025-26 · £0.34 per resident; similar councils £4.31 · up 68.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £13.94 of your bill goes to physical support at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £25.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £9.90 ** 71.0% of this · £18.2m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £106 · up 8.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £4.04 ** 29.0% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 21.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £13.48 of your bill goes to learning disability support at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £24.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £12.36 ** 91.7% of this · £22.8m in 2025-26 · £142 per resident; similar councils £122 · up 10.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.12 ** 8.3% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 0.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.84 of your bill goes to mental health support at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £5.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.13 ** 75.0% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 47.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.71 ** 25.0% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £8.14 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 1.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £0.71 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £1.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.63 ** 89.1% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £7.28 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 50.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.08 ** 10.9% of this · £143k in 2025-26 · £0.89 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · up 346.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.19 of your bill goes to sensory support at North East Lincolnshire. Here is how its £356k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.11 ** 55.6% of this · £198k in 2025-26 · £1.24 per resident; similar councils £1.49 · up 58.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.09 ** 44.4% of this · £158k in 2025-26 · £0.99 per resident; similar councils £1.40 · up 81.6% 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 North East Lincolnshire 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 | £1.2m | £7.36 | £15 | — | down 16.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.36Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road—Changedown 16.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £2.1m | £13 | £16 | £5,311 (similar: £7,256) | down 8.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£13Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road£5,311 (similar: £7,256)Changedown 8.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £5.0m | £31 | £9.63 | £12,434 (similar: £3,942) | down 11.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£31Similar councils, per resident£9.63Per mile of road£12,434 (similar: £3,942)Changedown 11.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £4.1m | £26 | £8.32 | £10,293 (similar: £3,970) | down 20.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£26Similar councils, per resident£8.32Per mile of road£10,293 (similar: £3,970)Changedown 20.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £854k | £5.33 | £1.50 | £2,140 (similar: £420) | up 88.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£5.33Similar councils, per resident£1.50Per mile of road£2,140 (similar: £420)Changeup 88.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £64k | £0.40 | £2.50 | £160 (similar: £885) | — | | Per resident£0.40Similar councils, per resident£2.50Per mile of road£160 (similar: £885)Change— | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.8m | £11 | £6.71 | £4,536 (similar: £1,552) | down 6.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£6.71Per mile of road£4,536 (similar: £1,552)Changedown 6.7% 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 | £542 | £718 | | Median£718 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £449 | £483 | | Median£483 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £399 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £105 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Public healthDetails | £104 | £64 | | Median£64 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £80 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £75 | £51 | | Median£51 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £40 | £33 | | Median£33 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £38 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £2.50 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | - North East Lincolnshire spent **25.0%** 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 North East Lincolnshire](/council-tax/england/north-east-lincolnshire/) and [everything else about North East Lincolnshire](/your-area/north-east-lincolnshire/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in North East Lincolnshire? A Band D bill of £2,483.85 is split between North East Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £638.75.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 North East Lincolnshire UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/north-east-lincolnshire-ua/) - [Back to North East Lincolnshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/north-east-lincolnshire/) - [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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