# Where your council tax goes in North Yorkshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/north-yorkshire/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 Yorkshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **North Yorkshire** is **£2,544.34** for 2026-27, split between North Yorkshire £1,997.53, North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £38.79, North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £335.86, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority £116.62, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £55.54. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at North Yorkshire: **£839.32** of the bill. Council tax pays for 30% 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 - £2,544.34Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,997.53Goes to North Yorkshire itself (79%) As of 6 April 2026 - £839.32Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 30.1%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. 1997.53 38.79 335.86 116.62 55.54 North Yorkshire 79%North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 13%York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority 5%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 2% 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 30.1%** of the money North Yorkshire had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 30.1% £494.2m - Business rates 8.7% £142.3m - General government grant 0.1% £2.1m - Government grants for specific services 38.9% £637.7m - Fees, charges and other income 22.2% £365.0m It also put £37.3m 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: £2,544.34 - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) £1,997.53 ** Your council · 78.5% of the bill - [North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £38.79 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £335.86 ** Police · 13.2% of the bill - [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority](#d-combined) £116.62 ** Combined authority (mayor) · 4.6% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £55.54 ** Parish or town council · 2.2% 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 Yorkshire ### North Yorkshire £1,997.53 of your bill goes to North Yorkshire. It is shared out below in proportion to how North Yorkshire spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £839.32 ** 42.0% of this part · £322.3m in 2025-26 · £504 per resident; similar councils £479 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £268.72 ** 13.5% of this part · £463.9m in 2025-26 · £726 per resident; similar councils £697 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £253.84 ** 12.7% of this part · £97.5m in 2025-26 · £153 per resident; similar councils £267 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £247.01 ** 12.4% of this part · £94.8m in 2025-26 · £148 per resident; similar councils £113 · up 7.3% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £98.63 ** 4.9% of this part · £37.9m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £44 · down 0.9% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £95.65 ** 4.8% of this part · £36.7m in 2025-26 · £57 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £94.65 ** 4.7% of this part · £36.3m in 2025-26 · £57 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £49.16 ** 2.5% of this part · £18.9m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 25.2% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £46.29 ** 2.3% of this part · £17.8m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 34.7% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £4.26 ** 0.2% of this part · £27.6m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 1.3% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£360.7m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£26.0m) 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: Somerset, Cornwall, Buckinghamshire, Durham, Wiltshire, Bristol, West Northamptonshire, Cheshire East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £839.32 of your bill goes to adult social care at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £322.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £328.86 ** 39.2% of this · £126.3m in 2025-26 · £198 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 7.9% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £192.94 ** 23.0% of this · £74.1m in 2025-26 · £116 per resident; similar councils £157 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £156.94 ** 18.7% of this · £60.3m in 2025-26 · £94 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £44.96 ** 5.4% of this · £17.3m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 7.6% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £43.62 ** 5.2% of this · £16.7m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 6.8% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £26.52 ** 3.2% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 7.2% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £19.55 ** 2.3% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £5.71 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £15.73 ** 1.9% of this · £6.0m in 2025-26 · £9.45 per resident; similar councils £1.59 · up 9.1% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £7.15 ** 0.9% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident; similar councils £2.22 · up 11.0% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £3.06 ** 0.4% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.84 per resident; similar councils £1.80 · up 3.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to adult social care came to £165.7m across 16,680 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Names withheld by the council: £19.5m (6915 payments) - WILF WARD FAMILY TRUST: £8.7m (70 payments) - HARROGATE & DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: £8.6m (10 payments) - MEDEQUIP: £7.0m (32 payments) - NORTHERN LIFE CARE LTD (UBU): £6.0m (39 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=adult-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £328.86 of your bill goes to physical support at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £126.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £302.46 ** 92.0% of this · £116.1m in 2025-26 · £182 per resident; similar councils £114 · up 8.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £26.40 ** 8.0% of this · £10.1m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 5.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £192.94 of your bill goes to learning disability support at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £74.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £163.20 ** 84.6% of this · £62.7m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £29.73 ** 15.4% of this · £11.4m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £44.96 of your bill goes to mental health support at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £17.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £28.27 ** 62.9% of this · £10.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £16.70 ** 37.1% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 4.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £43.62 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £16.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £43.06 ** 98.7% of this · £16.5m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.56 ** 1.3% of this · £215k in 2025-26 · £0.34 per resident; similar councils £3.21 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £15.73 of your bill goes to sensory support at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £6.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £11.19 ** 71.1% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £6.72 per resident; similar councils £0.57 · up 10.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £4.54 ** 28.9% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £2.73 per resident; similar councils £1.07 · up 6.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Education ### Education £268.72 of your bill goes to education at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £463.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £88.60 ** 33.0% of this · £152.9m in 2025-26 · £239 per resident; similar councils £203 · up 2.1% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £53.23 ** 19.8% of this · £91.9m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £144 · up 48.9% on 2024-25 - Other education £45.15 ** 16.8% of this · £77.9m in 2025-26 · £122 per resident; similar councils £89 · down 5.6% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £41.48 ** 15.4% of this · £71.6m in 2025-26 · £112 per resident; similar councils £85 · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £31.23 ** 11.6% of this · £53.9m in 2025-26 · £84 per resident; similar councils £158 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £9.03 ** 3.4% of this · £15.6m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 4.4% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to education came to £1.8m across 544 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - XMA LTD: £595k (223 payments) - NYNET LTD: £363k (38 payments) - EVERYTHING ICT TRADING NAME OF WCL (UK) LTD: £197k (24 payments) - CRAYON LTD: £124k (9 payments) - SMOOTHWALL: £114k (15 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=education#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £253.84 of your bill goes to children's social care at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £97.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £135.83 ** 53.5% of this · £52.2m in 2025-26 · £82 per resident; similar councils £173 · up 27.5% on 2024-25 - Family support £50.12 ** 19.7% of this · £19.2m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 3.4% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £44.23 ** 17.4% of this · £17.0m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £56 · down 3.9% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £16.83 ** 6.6% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £4.39 · up 13.7% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £3.56 ** 1.4% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.14 per resident; similar councils £1.87 · up 17.5% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £3.26 ** 1.3% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £1.96 per resident; similar councils £2.32 · down 43.0% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to children's social care came to £112.6m across 21,514 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Names withheld by the council: £16.2m (6660 payments) - THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' TRUST (MOWBRAY SCHOOL): £4.7m (15 payments) - MADIBA LTD: £3.0m (31 payments) - THE FOREST SCHOOL: £2.3m (15 payments) - TOM WILLOUGHBY LTD: £2.2m (62 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=childrens-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £247.01 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £94.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £84.41 ** 34.2% of this · £35.0m in 2025-26 · £55 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 11.0% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): ASHFORDS LLP £24k; CARTER JONAS LLP CLIENT ACCOUNT RE TARMAC TRADING LTD £21k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=environment.waste-disposal#search) - Waste collection £78.61 ** 31.8% of this · £32.6m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 84.7% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): PERSONNEL HYGIENE SERVICES LTD £75k; P W ARCHER & SON LTD £75k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=environment.waste-collection#search) - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £23.61 ** 9.6% of this · £9.8m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £7.03 · up 42.9% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £19.68 ** 8.0% of this · £8.2m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £7.99 · up 39.7% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £14.86 ** 6.0% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £9.65 per resident; similar councils £5.59 · up 23.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £10.65 ** 4.3% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £6.92 per resident; similar councils £1.83 · down 16.6% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £6.57 ** 2.7% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £4.26 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 77.4% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £4.01 ** 1.6% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £2.60 per resident; similar councils £2.02 · up 84.8% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £3.01 ** 1.2% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.95 per resident; similar councils £0.24 · down 13.4% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £1.62 ** 0.7% of this · £671k in 2025-26 · £1.05 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 242.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to environment and regulation came to £4.4m across 418 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - YORWASTE LTD: £1.9m (64 payments) - SSCL (ENVIRONMENT AGENCY): £1.0m (2 payments) - NORTH EASTERN INSHORE FISHERIES & CONSERVATION AUTHORITY: £392k (1 payment) - R H FULLWOOD & CO LTD: £350k (2 payments) - PERSONNEL HYGIENE SERVICES LTD: £99k (88 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=environment#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £98.63 of your bill goes to running the council at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £37.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other central services £24.49 ** 24.8% of this · £9.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £-0.68 · down 15.5% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £23.44 ** 23.8% of this · £9.0m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £0.04 · up 5.3% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £21.14 ** 21.4% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 15.9% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £17.36 ** 17.6% of this · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £7.96 · up 26.1% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £4.12 ** 4.2% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £2.48 per resident; similar councils £2.88 · up 69.4% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £3.83 ** 3.9% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £2.30 per resident; similar councils £2.66 · up 15.0% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £2.93 ** 3.0% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.76 per resident; similar councils £0.96 · up 16.5% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £0.72 ** 0.7% of this · £275k in 2025-26 · £0.43 per resident; similar councils £9.00 · down 21.2% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £0.60 ** 0.6% of this · £231k in 2025-26 · £0.36 per resident; similar councils £-0.48 · up 278.7% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to running the council came to £83.2m across 11,175 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTD: £14.8m (19 payments) - EDF ENERGY: £5.1m (407 payments) - MATRIX SCM LTD: £4.3m (49 payments) - CRAYON LTD: £3.8m (24 payments) - HCS MECHANICAL SERVICES: £2.4m (442 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=central#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £95.65 of your bill goes to roads and transport at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £36.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £37.84 ** 39.6% of this · £21.1m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £20.20 ** 21.1% of this · £11.2m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 25.2% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £15.22 ** 15.9% of this · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £8.53 · down 8.9% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £13.60 ** 14.2% of this · £7.6m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £3.78 · down 11.2% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): LOMBARD NORTH CENTRAL PLC £3k; ICE WATCH LTD £3k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=highways-transport.winter#search) - Street lighting (including energy) £7.00 ** 7.3% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £6.10 per resident; similar councils £7.31 · down 28.5% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £1.80 ** 1.9% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £1.57 per resident; similar councils £1.27 · up 19.6% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to roads and transport came to £107.9m across 3,738 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - NY HIGHWAYS LIMITED: £44.8m (6 payments) - JOHN SISK & SON (HOLDINGS) LTD: £21.5m (12 payments) - DENNIS EAGLE LTD: £5.5m (112 payments) - EAST YORKSHIRE MOTOR SERVICES LTD: £5.4m (290 payments) - HARROGATE & DISTRICT TRAVEL: £3.4m (132 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=highways-transport#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £37.84 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £21.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £30.15 ** 79.7% of this · £16.8m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 5.8% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £7.69 ** 20.3% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £6.70 per resident; similar councils £7.61 · up 8.1% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to road and bridge maintenance came to £47k across 12 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Names withheld by the council: £16k (7 payments) - ALIGN PROPERTY SERVICES LTD: £13k (2 payments) - ACROSPIRE SOLUTIONS LTD: £12k (1 payment) - NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) LTD: £6k (2 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=highways-transport.maintenance#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £94.65 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £36.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £34.61 ** 36.6% of this · £13.3m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 22.9% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): TOCKWITH WITH WILSTROP PARISH COUNCIL £182k; SPOFFORTH WITH STOCKELD PARISH COUNCIL £150k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=culture-leisure.parks#search) - Sport and leisure £18.61 ** 19.7% of this · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £4.38 · up 83.6% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTD £657k; BCS RENDER SYSTEMS LTD £325k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=culture-leisure.sport#search) - Libraries £16.81 ** 17.8% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 0.7% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): ASKEWS & HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD £280k; PETERS LTD £106k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=culture-leisure.libraries#search) - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £16.31 ** 17.2% of this · £6.3m in 2025-26 · £9.80 per resident; similar councils £4.60 · down 16.8% on 2024-25 - Tourism £7.34 ** 7.8% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £4.41 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 27.3% on 2024-25 - Other culture and leisure £0.74 ** 0.8% of this · £286k in 2025-26 · £0.45 per resident; similar councils £0.00 - Community centres and public halls £0.21 ** 0.2% of this · £82k in 2025-26 · £0.13 per resident; similar councils £0.02 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to parks, leisure, libraries and culture came to £5.3m across 1,374 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTD: £657k (3 payments) - BCS RENDER SYSTEMS LTD: £325k (5 payments) - ASKEWS & HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD: £280k (394 payments) - LIVE NATION(MUSIC) UK LTD T/A CUFFE & TAYLOR: £235k (28 payments) - TOCKWITH WITH WILSTROP PARISH COUNCIL: £182k (5 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=culture-leisure#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £49.16 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £18.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £17.17 ** 34.9% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 27.4% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £15.34 ** 31.2% of this · £5.9m in 2025-26 · £9.22 per resident; similar councils £5.82 · up 41978.6% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £10.64 ** 21.7% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £6.39 per resident; similar councils £4.71 · up 178.0% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £4.93 ** 10.0% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £2.96 per resident; similar councils £5.02 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.97 ** 2.0% of this · £373k in 2025-26 · £0.58 per resident; similar councils £0.13 · up 13.7% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £0.10 ** 0.2% of this · £38k in 2025-26 · £0.06 per resident; similar councils £0.62 · down 98.4% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to housing (not council homes) came to £799k across 67 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - FOSTERS BUILDING CONTRCATORS LTD: £309k (12 payments) - SOUTH YORKSHIRE HOUSING ASSOCIATION: £253k (5 payments) - JP DEVELOPERS LTD: £64k (2 payments) - TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: £51k (1 payment) - ALIGN PROPERTY SERVICES LTD: £29k (8 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=housing#search) **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 Yorkshire's Housing Revenue Account took in £44.1m and spent £49.1m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £46.29 of your bill goes to planning and development at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £17.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Planning policy £18.67 ** 40.3% of this · £7.2m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £5.77 · up 21.0% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £9.05 ** 19.5% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £5.44 per resident; similar councils £0.36 · down 46.2% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £8.82 ** 19.0% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £5.30 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 66.1% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £7.79 ** 16.8% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £4.68 per resident; similar councils £3.45 · down 28.6% on 2024-25 - Building control £1.97 ** 4.2% of this · £755k in 2025-26 · £1.18 per resident; similar councils £0.54 · up 13.4% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In North Yorkshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-07 to 2026-06, payments our keyword matching links to planning and development came to £721k across 264 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Names withheld by the council: £180k (86 payments) - MINISTRY OF HOUSING COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT: £98k (2 payments) - PEOPLESCOUT LTD: £77k (88 payments) - ALIGN PROPERTY SERVICES LTD: £73k (11 payments) - TLT LLP: £51k (1 payment) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/north-yorkshire/?service=planning-development#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £4.26 of your bill goes to public health at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £27.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £0.93 ** 21.8% of this · £6.0m in 2025-26 · £9.41 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 1.2% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £0.76 ** 17.9% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £7.75 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 3.6% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £0.67 ** 15.7% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £6.80 per resident; similar councils £7.38 · down 4.0% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.60 ** 14.1% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £6.09 per resident; similar councils £3.56 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - Other public health £0.41 ** 9.5% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £4.13 per resident; similar councils £5.56 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.32 ** 7.6% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £3.27 per resident; similar councils £1.22 · down 4.4% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.24 ** 5.5% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £2.40 per resident; similar councils £2.75 · down 12.4% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.19 ** 4.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.93 per resident; similar councils £2.16 · up 2.3% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.14 ** 3.4% of this · £932k in 2025-26 · £1.46 per resident; similar councils £2.03 · up 10.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £38.79 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 Yorkshire's adult social care spending of £322.3m 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. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £15.20 ** 39.2% of this precept · £126.3m in 2025-26 · £198 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 7.9% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £8.92 ** 23.0% of this precept · £74.1m in 2025-26 · £116 per resident; similar councils £157 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £7.25 ** 18.7% of this precept · £60.3m in 2025-26 · £94 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.08 ** 5.4% of this precept · £17.3m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 7.6% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.02 ** 5.2% of this precept · £16.7m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 6.8% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.23 ** 3.2% of this precept · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 7.2% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.90 ** 2.3% of this precept · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £5.71 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.73 ** 1.9% of this precept · £6.0m in 2025-26 · £9.45 per resident; similar councils £1.59 · up 9.1% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.33 ** 0.9% of this precept · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident; similar councils £2.22 · up 11.0% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.14 ** 0.4% of this precept · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.84 per resident; similar councils £1.80 · up 3.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £15.20 of your bill goes to physical support at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £126.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £13.98 ** 92.0% of this · £116.1m in 2025-26 · £182 per resident; similar councils £114 · up 8.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.22 ** 8.0% of this · £10.1m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 5.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £8.92 of your bill goes to learning disability support at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £74.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £7.54 ** 84.6% of this · £62.7m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.37 ** 15.4% of this · £11.4m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.08 of your bill goes to mental health support at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £17.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.31 ** 62.9% of this · £10.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.77 ** 37.1% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 4.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.02 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £16.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.99 ** 98.7% of this · £16.5m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.03 ** 1.3% of this · £215k in 2025-26 · £0.34 per resident; similar councils £3.21 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.73 of your bill goes to sensory support at North Yorkshire. Here is how its £6.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.52 ** 71.1% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £6.72 per resident; similar councils £0.57 · up 10.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.21 ** 28.9% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £2.73 per resident; similar councils £1.07 · up 6.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £335.86 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 Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £198.0m divided in 2023-24. 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) - York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority ### York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority £116.62 of your bill goes to York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - Roads and transport £56.13 ** 48.1% of this part · £81.7m in 2025-26 · £96 per resident - Other services £31.17 ** 26.7% of this part · £45.4m in 2025-26 · £53 per resident - [Fire and rescue](#d-combined~fire) £27.86 ** 23.9% of this part · £40.6m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident · up 9.4% on 2024-25 - Running the council £1.46 ** 1.3% of this part · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £2.50 per resident · up 274.4% on 2024-25 No similar-council comparison: no comparison: no other body does the same mix of things. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £27.86 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. Here is how its £40.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £25.35 ** 91.0% of this · £36.9m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident · up 9.2% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £2.50 ** 9.0% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident · up 11.3% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.01 ** under 0.1% of this · £19k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident · up 58.3% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What North Yorkshire 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 | £13.3m | £21 | £15 | — | up 22.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£21Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road—Changeup 22.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £8.2m | £13 | £7.99 | £1,538 (similar: £1,957) | up 39.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£13Similar councils, per resident£7.99Per mile of road£1,538 (similar: £1,957)Changeup 39.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £21.1m | £33 | £20 | £3,972 (similar: £5,287) | up 6.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£33Similar councils, per resident£20Per mile of road£3,972 (similar: £5,287)Changeup 6.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £16.8m | £26 | £18 | £3,164 (similar: £3,344) | up 5.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£26Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road£3,164 (similar: £3,344)Changeup 5.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £4.3m | £6.70 | £7.61 | £807 (similar: £2,209) | up 8.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.70Similar councils, per resident£7.61Per mile of road£807 (similar: £2,209)Changeup 8.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £7.6m | £12 | £3.78 | £1,427 (similar: £741) | down 11.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£3.78Per mile of road£1,427 (similar: £741)Changedown 11.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £3.9m | £6.10 | £7.31 | £734 (similar: £1,427) | down 28.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.10Similar councils, per resident£7.31Per mile of road£734 (similar: £1,427)Changedown 28.5% 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 | £726 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £504 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £153 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £148 | £110 | | Median£110 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £59 | £51 | | Median£51 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £57 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £57 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Public healthDetails | £43 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £30 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £28 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | - North Yorkshire spent **40.7%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.1%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. - Its published payments of £500 or more came to **£522.3m** between 2025-07 and 2026-06. These include capital and council housing spending, so they are not a share of the figures above. - Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **1.4%** of its staff costs (median among the 6 other unitary councils in England whose £500 data is read: 7.4%). The two come from different sources and periods, so this is a guide to scale, not an exact share. ## 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 Yorkshire](/council-tax/england/north-yorkshire/) and [everything else about North Yorkshire](/your-area/north-yorkshire/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in North Yorkshire? A Band D bill of £2,544.34 is split between North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase, North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £839.32.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 Yorkshire](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/north-yorkshire/) - [Back to North Yorkshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/north-yorkshire/) - [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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