# Where your council tax goes in North West Leicestershire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/north-west-leicestershire/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 West Leicestershire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **North West Leicestershire** is **£2,418.20** for 2026-27, split between North West Leicestershire £189.01, Leicestershire County Council £1,714.98, Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £16.81, Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £315.23, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £91.65, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £90.52. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Leicestershire County Council: **£686.18** of the bill. Council tax pays for 10% 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 - £2,418.20Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £189.01Goes to North West Leicestershire itself (8%) As of 6 April 2026 - £686.18Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 9.6%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2024-25 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. 189.01 1714.98 16.81 315.23 91.65 90.52 North West Leicestershire 8%Leicestershire County Council 71%Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 13%Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%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 9.6%** of the money North West Leicestershire had to spend in 2024-25. ********** - Council tax 9.6% £6.6m - Business rates 34.7% £23.9m - General government grant 0.1% £96k - Government grants for specific services 23.5% £16.2m - Fees, charges and other income 32.1% £22.2m It also put £13.6m into its reserves that year. **Council tax pays for 31.9%** of the money Leicestershire County Council had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 31.9% £422.5m - Business rates 7.5% £99.4m - General government grant 0.1% £1.2m - Government grants for specific services 36.2% £478.8m - Fees, charges and other income 24.3% £322.1m It also put £12.7m 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: £2,418.20 - [North West Leicestershire](#d-council) £189.01 ** Your council · 7.8% of the bill - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) £1,714.98 ** County council · 70.9% of the bill - [Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) £16.81 ** County adult social care precept · 0.7% of the bill - [Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £315.23 ** Police · 13.0% of the bill - [Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £91.65 ** Fire and rescue · 3.8% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £90.52 ** Parish or town council · 3.7% 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 West Leicestershire ### North West Leicestershire £189.01 of your bill goes to North West Leicestershire. It is shared out below in proportion to how North West Leicestershire spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £63.07 ** 33.4% of this part · £7.9m in 2024-25 · £70 per resident; similar councils £43 · up 2.5% on 2023-24 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £57.86 ** 30.6% of this part · £7.2m in 2024-25 · £64 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 15.6% on 2023-24 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £28.76 ** 15.2% of this part · £3.6m in 2024-25 · £32 per resident; similar councils £37 · down 1.4% on 2023-24 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £22.68 ** 12.0% of this part · £2.8m in 2024-25 · £25 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 10.4% on 2023-24 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £12.94 ** 6.8% of this part · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £14 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 18.5% on 2023-24 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £3.70 ** 2.0% of this part · £463k in 2024-25 · £4.09 per resident; similar councils £-4.70 · up 34.2% on 2023-24 Other services brought in £443k more than it cost in 2024-25, 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: Lichfield, Erewash, Mid Suffolk, Mansfield, Worthing, Broxtowe, Folkestone and Hythe, South Staffordshire, Gravesham, Fareham. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North West Leicestershire](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £63.07 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at North West Leicestershire. Here is how its £7.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection £37.41 ** 59.3% of this · £4.7m in 2024-25 · £42 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 7.1% on 2023-24 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £13.02 ** 20.6% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £15 per resident; similar councils £9.25 · down 1.7% on 2023-24 - Street cleaning £6.95 ** 11.0% of this · £879k in 2024-25 · £7.76 per resident; similar councils £9.44 · down 6.9% on 2023-24 - Community safety and CCTV £3.16 ** 5.0% of this · £400k in 2024-25 · £3.53 per resident; similar councils £2.89 · down 7.0% on 2023-24 - Public toilets £1.07 ** 1.7% of this · £135k in 2024-25 · £1.19 per resident; similar councils £1.13 · down 16.1% on 2023-24 - Cemeteries and crematoria £0.77 ** 1.2% of this · £97k in 2024-25 · £0.86 per resident; similar councils £-1.41 · down 3.0% on 2023-24 - Other environmental services £0.70 ** 1.1% of this · £88k in 2024-25 · £0.78 per resident; similar councils £0.22 · up 11.4% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North West Leicestershire](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £57.86 of your bill goes to planning and development at North West Leicestershire. Here is how its £7.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Planning policy £30.35 ** 52.5% of this · £3.8m in 2024-25 · £34 per resident; similar councils £5.28 · up 86.8% on 2023-24 - Economic development and business support £21.75 ** 37.6% of this · £2.7m in 2024-25 · £24 per resident; similar councils £5.07 · up 12.0% on 2023-24 - Community development £3.78 ** 6.5% of this · £472k in 2024-25 · £4.17 per resident; similar councils £1.33 · down 27.5% on 2023-24 - Building control £1.16 ** 2.0% of this · £145k in 2024-25 · £1.28 per resident; similar councils £1.22 · down 15.2% on 2023-24 - Planning applications (development management) £0.82 ** 1.4% of this · £102k in 2024-25 · £0.90 per resident; similar councils £3.55 · down 89.5% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North West Leicestershire](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £28.76 of your bill goes to running the council at North West Leicestershire. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £11.43 ** 39.7% of this · £1.4m in 2024-25 · £13 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 29.4% on 2023-24 - Collecting council tax and business rates £10.02 ** 34.9% of this · £1.3m in 2024-25 · £11 per resident; similar councils £8.12 · up 2.9% on 2023-24 - Other central services £2.86 ** 9.9% of this · £357k in 2024-25 · £3.15 per resident; similar councils £0.48 · down 12.7% on 2023-24 - Elections and electoral registration £2.17 ** 7.5% of this · £271k in 2024-25 · £2.39 per resident; similar councils £3.18 · down 36.7% on 2023-24 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £1.53 ** 5.3% of this · £191k in 2024-25 · £1.69 per resident; similar councils £2.75 · down 43.0% on 2023-24 - Emergency planning £0.75 ** 2.6% of this · £94k in 2024-25 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £0.30 · down 37.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North West Leicestershire](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £22.68 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at North West Leicestershire. Here is how its £2.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £13.64 ** 60.1% of this · £1.7m in 2024-25 · £15 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 18.8% on 2023-24 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £7.97 ** 35.1% of this · £1.0m in 2024-25 · £8.84 per resident; similar councils £6.24 · up 4.7% on 2023-24 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £1.07 ** 4.7% of this · £134k in 2024-25 · £1.18 per resident; similar councils £1.42 · down 16.8% on 2023-24 - Other General Fund housing £0.01 ** under 0.1% of this · £1k in 2024-25 · £0.01 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 93.7% on 2023-24 **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 West Leicestershire's Housing Revenue Account took in £22.6m and spent £20.6m in 2024-25. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North West Leicestershire](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £12.94 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at North West Leicestershire. Here is how its £1.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £5.49 ** 42.4% of this · £686k in 2024-25 · £6.06 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 3.5% on 2023-24 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £4.34 ** 33.5% of this · £542k in 2024-25 · £4.79 per resident; similar councils £3.82 · up 37.2% on 2023-24 - Tourism £1.37 ** 10.6% of this · £171k in 2024-25 · £1.51 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 24.3% on 2023-24 - Community centres and public halls £1.20 ** 9.3% of this · £150k in 2024-25 · £1.32 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 5.1% on 2023-24 - Sport and leisure £0.54 ** 4.2% of this · £68k in 2024-25 · £0.60 per resident; similar councils £3.37 · down 86.2% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North West Leicestershire](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £3.70 of your bill goes to roads and transport at North West Leicestershire. Here is how its £463k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parking £2.23 ** 60.3% of this · £279k in 2024-25 · £2.46 per resident; similar councils £-5.42 · down 12.5% on 2023-24 - Traffic management and road safety £1.47 ** 39.7% of this · £184k in 2024-25 · £1.62 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 607.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Leicestershire County Council ### Leicestershire County Council £1,714.98 of your bill goes to Leicestershire County Council. It is shared out below in proportion to how Leicestershire County Council spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) £686.18 ** 40.0% of this part · £270.8m in 2025-26 · £360 per resident; similar councils £435 · up 10.8% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-county~childrens-social-care) £395.84 ** 23.1% of this part · £156.2m in 2025-26 · £208 per resident; similar councils £248 · up 11.5% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-county~education) £308.87 ** 18.0% of this part · £409.7m in 2025-26 · £545 per resident; similar councils £704 · up 14.0% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport) £123.46 ** 7.2% of this part · £48.7m in 2025-26 · £65 per resident; similar councils £66 · no change on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-county~environment) £107.23 ** 6.3% of this part · £42.3m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £53 · up 10.7% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-county~central) £42.20 ** 2.5% of this part · £16.7m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 10.1% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-county~culture-leisure) £25.85 ** 1.5% of this part · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 22.3% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-county~public-health) £10.63 ** 0.6% of this part · £34.3m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £51 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-county~planning-development) £6.93 ** 0.4% of this part · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £3.64 per resident; similar councils £7.52 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-county~housing) £6.73 ** 0.4% of this part · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £3.53 per resident; similar councils £2.61 · down 20.5% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-county~housing). - Other services £1.06 ** under 0.1% of this part · £418k in 2025-26 · £0.56 per resident; similar councils £0.00 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£287.9m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£30.1m) 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: Oxfordshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Suffolk County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Gloucestershire County Council, Devon County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Warwickshire County Council, Worcestershire County Council. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £686.18 of your bill goes to adult social care at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £270.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-county~adult-social-care.physical) £224.74 ** 32.8% of this · £88.7m in 2025-26 · £118 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 19.1% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-county~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £213.95 ** 31.2% of this · £84.4m in 2025-26 · £112 per resident; similar councils £148 · up 12.5% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £87.47 ** 12.7% of this · £34.5m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 43.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-county~adult-social-care.mental-health) £53.41 ** 7.8% of this · £21.1m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 10.6% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £41.12 ** 6.0% of this · £16.2m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £9.67 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £29.38 ** 4.3% of this · £11.6m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 46.8% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county~adult-social-care.memory) £19.13 ** 2.8% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £31 · down 12.3% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £9.51 ** 1.4% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £4.99 per resident; similar councils £5.62 · up 9.4% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £6.22 ** 0.9% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £3.26 per resident; similar councils £2.94 · up 2.2% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-county~adult-social-care.sensory) £1.23 ** 0.2% of this · £487k in 2025-26 · £0.65 per resident; similar councils £2.67 · down 6.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £224.74 of your bill goes to physical support at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £88.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £174.68 ** 77.7% of this · £68.9m in 2025-26 · £92 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 24.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £50.06 ** 22.3% of this · £19.8m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £213.95 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £84.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £192.88 ** 90.2% of this · £76.1m in 2025-26 · £101 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £21.06 ** 9.8% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 14.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £53.41 of your bill goes to mental health support at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £21.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £31.49 ** 59.0% of this · £12.4m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 4.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £21.92 ** 41.0% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 21.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £19.13 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £7.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £17.14 ** 89.6% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £8.99 per resident; similar councils £28 · down 10.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.99 ** 10.4% of this · £786k in 2025-26 · £1.04 per resident; similar councils £3.33 · down 23.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £1.23 of your bill goes to sensory support at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £487k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.99 ** 80.5% of this · £392k in 2025-26 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £1.34 · up 1.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.24 ** 19.5% of this · £95k in 2025-26 · £0.13 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · down 29.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £395.84 of your bill goes to children's social care at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £156.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £204.19 ** 51.6% of this · £80.6m in 2025-26 · £107 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 19.4% on 2024-25 - Family support £61.42 ** 15.5% of this · £24.2m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 5.1% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £36.31 ** 9.2% of this · £14.3m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £1.82 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £36.05 ** 9.1% of this · £14.2m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · up 1.3% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £20.23 ** 5.1% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £4.79 · down 2.4% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £18.00 ** 4.5% of this · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £9.44 per resident; similar councils £5.91 · up 2.2% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £13.48 ** 3.4% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £7.07 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 11.2% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £6.17 ** 1.6% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £3.24 per resident; similar councils £3.19 · up 5.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Education ### Education £308.87 of your bill goes to education at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £409.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £93.38 ** 30.2% of this · £123.9m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £271 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £84.52 ** 27.4% of this · £112.1m in 2025-26 · £149 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 9.7% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £78.66 ** 25.5% of this · £104.3m in 2025-26 · £139 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 36.5% on 2024-25 - Other education £27.54 ** 8.9% of this · £36.5m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £88 · down 2.0% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £14.35 ** 4.6% of this · £19.0m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £56 · up 11.5% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £10.42 ** 3.4% of this · £13.8m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 44.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £123.46 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £48.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-county~highways-transport.maintenance) £39.11 ** 31.7% of this · £15.4m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £28 · down 14.7% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £26.44 ** 21.4% of this · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 44.6% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £15.84 ** 12.8% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £8.30 per resident; similar councils £1.52 · up 9.0% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £15.50 ** 12.6% of this · £6.1m in 2025-26 · £8.13 per resident; similar councils £5.90 · up 13.1% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £11.99 ** 9.7% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £6.29 per resident; similar councils £9.54 · up 2.4% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £8.08 ** 6.5% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £4.24 per resident; similar councils £4.67 · up 2.2% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £5.72 ** 4.6% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £3.00 per resident; similar councils £3.01 · down 47.2% on 2024-25 - Parking £0.79 ** 0.6% of this · £312k in 2025-26 · £0.41 per resident; similar councils £-1.16 · up 13.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £39.11 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £15.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £30.23 ** 77.3% of this · £11.9m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 2.5% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £8.88 ** 22.7% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £4.66 per resident; similar councils £3.75 · down 40.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £107.23 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £42.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £73.46 ** 68.5% of this · £30.1m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £19.84 ** 18.5% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £9.88 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £6.42 ** 6.0% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £3.50 per resident; similar councils £1.13 · up 73.0% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £6.25 ** 5.8% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £3.40 per resident; similar councils £2.27 · up 24.6% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £1.20 ** 1.1% of this · £493k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 69.4% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £0.05 ** under 0.1% of this · £19k in 2025-26 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 89.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Running the council ### Running the council £42.20 of your bill goes to running the council at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £16.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Local welfare assistance £16.25 ** 38.5% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £8.60 per resident; similar councils £2.79 · down 10.4% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £11.03 ** 26.1% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £5.83 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 57.6% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £8.75 ** 20.7% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £4.63 per resident; similar councils £1.21 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £4.39 ** 10.4% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £2.32 per resident; similar councils £2.67 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.78 ** 4.2% of this · £707k in 2025-26 · £0.94 per resident; similar councils £0.48 · up 61.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £25.85 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £10.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £14.63 ** 56.6% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £7.67 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 21.8% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £10.60 ** 41.0% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £5.56 per resident; similar councils £2.29 · up 26.1% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £0.62 ** 2.4% of this · £245k in 2025-26 · £0.33 per resident; similar councils £1.94 · down 14.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Public health ### Public health £10.63 of your bill goes to public health at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £34.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other public health £2.29 ** 21.5% of this · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £9.79 per resident; similar councils £5.34 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £1.96 ** 18.4% of this · £6.3m in 2025-26 · £8.38 per resident; similar councils £4.41 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £1.88 ** 17.7% of this · £6.1m in 2025-26 · £8.07 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 6.8% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £1.83 ** 17.2% of this · £5.9m in 2025-26 · £7.82 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.18 ** 11.1% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £5.06 per resident; similar councils £8.22 · down 11.6% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.43 ** 4.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £1.86 per resident; similar councils £2.25 · down 13.2% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.43 ** 4.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £1.85 per resident; similar councils £2.39 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.42 ** 3.9% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £1.79 per resident; similar councils £2.39 · down 18.7% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.22 ** 2.0% of this · £694k in 2025-26 · £0.92 per resident; similar councils £0.76 · up 22.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £6.93 of your bill goes to planning and development at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £2.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community development £3.99 ** 57.6% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £2.09 per resident; similar councils £1.30 · down 26.7% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £1.99 ** 28.8% of this · £787k in 2025-26 · £1.05 per resident; similar councils £3.44 · up 755.4% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.95 ** 13.6% of this · £373k in 2025-26 · £0.50 per resident; similar councils £0.55 · up 25.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council](#d-county) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £6.73 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £2.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Supporting People and welfare services £6.50 ** 96.5% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £3.41 per resident; similar councils £2.60 · down 21.5% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.23 ** 3.5% of this · £92k in 2025-26 · £0.12 per resident; similar councils £0.04 · up 26.0% 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. Leicestershire 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) - Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £16.81 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 Leicestershire County Council'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. - [Physical support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £5.51 ** 32.8% of this precept · £88.7m in 2025-26 · £118 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 19.1% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £5.24 ** 31.2% of this precept · £84.4m in 2025-26 · £112 per resident; similar councils £148 · up 12.5% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £2.14 ** 12.7% of this precept · £34.5m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 43.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £1.31 ** 7.8% of this precept · £21.1m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 10.6% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £1.01 ** 6.0% of this precept · £16.2m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £9.67 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £0.72 ** 4.3% of this precept · £11.6m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 46.8% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £0.47 ** 2.8% of this precept · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £31 · down 12.3% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.23 ** 1.4% of this precept · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £4.99 per resident; similar councils £5.62 · up 9.4% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.15 ** 0.9% of this precept · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £3.26 per resident; similar councils £2.94 · up 2.2% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.03 ** 0.2% of this precept · £487k in 2025-26 · £0.65 per resident; similar councils £2.67 · down 6.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £5.51 of your bill goes to physical support at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £88.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £4.28 ** 77.7% of this · £68.9m in 2025-26 · £92 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 24.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.23 ** 22.3% of this · £19.8m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £5.24 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £84.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £4.73 ** 90.2% of this · £76.1m in 2025-26 · £101 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.52 ** 9.8% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 14.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £1.31 of your bill goes to mental health support at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £21.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.77 ** 59.0% of this · £12.4m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 4.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.54 ** 41.0% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 21.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire 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 £0.47 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £7.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.42 ** 89.6% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £8.99 per resident; similar councils £28 · down 10.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.05 ** 10.4% of this · £786k in 2025-26 · £1.04 per resident; similar councils £3.33 · down 23.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.03 of your bill goes to sensory support at Leicestershire County Council. Here is how its £487k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.02 ** 80.5% of this · £392k in 2025-26 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £1.34 · up 1.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.01 ** 19.5% of this · £95k in 2025-26 · £0.13 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · down 29.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £315.23 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 Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £278.2m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £91.65 of your bill goes to Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £51.75 ** 56.5% of this part · £27.3m in 2024-25 · £23 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 7.1% on 2023-24 - [Running the council](#d-fire~central) £39.90 ** 43.5% of this part · £21.1m in 2024-25 · £18 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · up 18.6% on 2023-24 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Tyne and Wear 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) - [Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £51.75 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £27.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £44.50 ** 86.0% of this · £23.5m in 2024-25 · £20 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 7.1% on 2023-24 - Community fire safety £6.21 ** 12.0% of this · £3.3m in 2024-25 · £2.78 per resident; similar councils £6.50 · up 7.1% on 2023-24 - Fire emergency planning £1.04 ** 2.0% of this · £547k in 2024-25 · £0.46 per resident; similar councils £0.08 · up 7.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Running the council ### Running the council £39.90 of your bill goes to running the council at Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £21.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other central services £38.88 ** 97.5% of this · £20.5m in 2024-25 · £17 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 15.5% on 2023-24 - Corporate and democratic core £1.02 ** 2.5% of this · £536k in 2024-25 · £0.46 per resident; similar councils £0.42 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What North West Leicestershire and Leicestershire 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 | £686k | £6.06 | £14 | — | down 3.5% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£6.06Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road—Changedown 3.5% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £879k | £7.76 | £9.44 | — | down 6.9% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£7.76Similar councils, per resident£9.44Per mile of road—Changedown 6.9% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £245k | £0.33 | £2.33 | — | down 14.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.33Similar councils, per resident£2.33Per mile of road—Changedown 14.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £15.4m | £21 | £28 | £5,407 (similar: £5,597) | down 14.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£21Similar councils, per resident£28Per mile of road£5,407 (similar: £5,597)Changedown 14.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £11.9m | £16 | £18 | £4,179 (similar: £3,955) | down 2.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£16Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road£4,179 (similar: £3,955)Changedown 2.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £3.5m | £4.66 | £3.75 | £1,228 (similar: £865) | down 40.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£4.66Similar councils, per resident£3.75Per mile of road£1,228 (similar: £865)Changedown 40.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £3.2m | £4.24 | £4.67 | £1,117 (similar: £966) | up 2.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£4.24Similar councils, per resident£4.67Per mile of road£1,117 (similar: £966)Changeup 2.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £6.1m | £8.13 | £5.90 | £2,143 (similar: £1,408) | up 13.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.13Similar councils, per resident£5.90Per mile of road£2,143 (similar: £1,408)Changeup 13.1% 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Environment and regulationDetails | £70 | £56 | | Median£56 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £64 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £32 | £41 | | Median£41 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £25 | £24 | | Median£24 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £14 | £23 | | Median£23 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £4.09 | £-4.53 | | Median£-4.53 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £-3.91 | £2.66 | | Median£2.66 | | | - North West Leicestershire spent **35.3%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2024-25 (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 | £545 | £736 | | Median£736 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £360 | £457 | | Median£457 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £208 | £242 | | Median£242 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £65 | £68 | | Median£68 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £56 | £58 | | Median£58 | | | | Public healthDetails | £46 | £53 | | Median£53 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £22 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £14 | £17 | | Median£17 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £3.64 | £5.56 | | Median£5.56 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £3.53 | £2.98 | | Median£2.98 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £0.56 | £0.50 | | Median£0.50 | | | - Leicestershire County Council spent **28.4%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for county councils: 28.5%); 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 West Leicestershire](/council-tax/england/north-west-leicestershire/) and [everything else about North West Leicestershire](/your-area/north-west-leicestershire/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in North West Leicestershire? A Band D bill of £2,418.20 is split between North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £686.18.Is council tax ring-fenced for particular services? No. Council tax is pooled with grants, business rates and fees. The adult social care precept is the exception: councils raise it for adult social care. ## Sources for this page | Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | | [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Back to North West Leicestershire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/north-west-leicestershire/) - [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). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.