# Where your council tax goes in Nottingham url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/nottingham/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 Nottingham Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Nottingham** is **£2,755.39** for 2026-27, split between Nottingham £2,296.83, Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase £45.25, Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £311.10, Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £102.21. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Nottingham: **£744.60** of the bill. Council tax pays for 14% 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 - £2,755.39Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £2,296.83Goes to Nottingham itself (83%) As of 6 April 2026 - £744.60Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 13.7%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. 2296.83 45.25 311.10 102.21 Nottingham 83%Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 11%Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4% ## 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 13.7%** of the money Nottingham City had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 13.7% £160.8m - Business rates 11.6% £136.0m - General government grant 2.8% £32.7m - Government grants for specific services 45.8% £538.6m - Fees, charges and other income 26.2% £307.8m It also put £61.1m 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: £2,755.39 - [Nottingham](#d-council) £2,296.83 ** Your council · 83.4% of the bill - [Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £45.25 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £311.10 ** Police · 11.3% of the bill - [Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £102.21 ** Fire and rescue · 3.7% of the bill - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Nottingham ### Nottingham £2,296.83 of your bill goes to Nottingham. It is shared out below in proportion to how Nottingham City spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £744.60 ** 32.4% of this part · £149.4m in 2025-26 · £459 per resident; similar councils £504 · down 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £649.17 ** 28.3% of this part · £130.3m in 2025-26 · £400 per resident; similar councils £271 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £169.31 ** 7.4% of this part · £34.0m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £116 · up 2.9% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £168.43 ** 7.3% of this part · £197.8m in 2025-26 · £607 per resident; similar councils £760 · up 10.0% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £153.83 ** 6.7% of this part · £30.9m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £43 · down 2.4% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £112.54 ** 4.9% of this part · £22.6m in 2025-26 · £69 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 10.4% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - Other services £105.48 ** 4.6% of this part · £21.2m in 2025-26 · £65 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 10.0% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £71.90 ** 3.1% of this part · £14.4m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 0.9% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £61.77 ** 2.7% of this part · £12.4m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 32.4% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £59.81 ** 2.6% of this part · £12.0m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 34.9% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£164.0m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£39.9m) 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: Central Bedfordshire, Shropshire, Northumberland, Milton Keynes, South Gloucestershire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Medway Towns, Brighton and Hove, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumberland. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £744.60 of your bill goes to adult social care at Nottingham City. Here is how its £149.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £270.39 ** 36.3% of this · £54.6m in 2025-26 · £168 per resident; similar councils £134 · down 4.8% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £240.64 ** 32.3% of this · £48.6m in 2025-26 · £149 per resident; similar councils £166 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £111.33 ** 15.0% of this · £22.5m in 2025-26 · £69 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £36.46 ** 4.9% of this · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 4.1% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £35.92 ** 4.8% of this · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £48 · down 15.4% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £24.93 ** 3.3% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £6.52 · down 4.5% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £14.46 ** 1.9% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £8.97 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 6.2% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £6.49 ** 0.9% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.02 per resident; similar councils £0.96 · down 0.2% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £3.97 ** 0.5% of this · £802k in 2025-26 · £2.46 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · down 18.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Nottingham's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-08 to 2026-07, payments our keyword matching links to adult social care came to £4.8m across 1,158 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Names withheld by the council: £753k (397 payments) - NCHA LTD: £691k (14 payments) - JUBILEE CARE HOMES NOTTM LTD: £543k (4 payments) - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: £520k (6 payments) - FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION: £167k (4 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=adult-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £270.39 of your bill goes to physical support at Nottingham City. Here is how its £54.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £186.03 ** 68.8% of this · £37.6m in 2025-26 · £115 per resident; similar councils £95 · down 5.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £84.36 ** 31.2% of this · £17.0m in 2025-26 · £52 per resident; similar councils £35 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £240.64 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Nottingham City. Here is how its £48.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £213.26 ** 88.6% of this · £43.1m in 2025-26 · £132 per resident; similar councils £151 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £27.38 ** 11.4% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 0.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £111.33 of your bill goes to mental health support at Nottingham City. Here is how its £22.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £79.44 ** 71.4% of this · £16.0m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 4.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £31.89 ** 28.6% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 1.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £36.46 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Nottingham City. Here is how its £7.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £25.67 ** 70.4% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 4.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £10.79 ** 29.6% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £6.69 per resident; similar councils £2.29 · down 3.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £6.49 of your bill goes to sensory support at Nottingham City. Here is how its £1.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £4.81 ** 74.1% of this · £972k in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £0.53 · down 0.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.68 ** 25.9% of this · £339k in 2025-26 · £1.04 per resident; similar councils £0.51 · up 0.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £649.17 of your bill goes to children's social care at Nottingham City. Here is how its £130.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £414.79 ** 63.9% of this · £83.2m in 2025-26 · £255 per resident; similar councils £175 · down 6.1% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £160.10 ** 24.7% of this · £32.1m in 2025-26 · £99 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 1.3% on 2024-25 - Family support £36.48 ** 5.6% of this · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 39.6% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £11.93 ** 1.8% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £7.35 per resident; similar councils £4.47 · up 37.8% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £11.63 ** 1.8% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £7.16 per resident; similar councils £5.37 · up 113.7% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £8.91 ** 1.4% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £5.49 per resident; similar councils £2.69 · up 31.6% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £3.19 ** 0.5% of this · £640k in 2025-26 · £1.96 per resident; similar councils £5.65 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £2.15 ** 0.3% of this · £431k in 2025-26 · £1.32 per resident; similar councils £3.83 · down 21.4% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Nottingham's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-08 to 2026-07, payments our keyword matching links to children's social care came to £11.2m across 1,032 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - HOMES 2 INSPIRE: £4.3m (18 payments) - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: £1.5m (10 payments) - NHS NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: £966k (3 payments) - CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING LTD: £362k (10 payments) - NORMAN GALLOWAY HOMES CIC: £315k (74 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=childrens-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £169.31 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Nottingham City. Here is how its £34.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Recycling and waste minimisation £37.18 ** 22.0% of this · £9.0m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 28.6% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £35.99 ** 21.3% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £3.21 · up 16.0% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £32.69 ** 19.3% of this · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 19.2% on 2024-25 - Waste disposal £29.33 ** 17.3% of this · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 44.6% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £19.20 ** 11.3% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 306.2% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £11.97 ** 7.1% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £8.88 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 27.1% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £1.61 ** 1.0% of this · £389k in 2025-26 · £1.19 per resident; similar councils £1.83 · up 289.0% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £1.10 ** 0.7% of this · £266k in 2025-26 · £0.82 per resident; similar councils £1.46 - Public toilets £0.25 ** 0.1% of this · £60k in 2025-26 · £0.18 per resident; similar councils £0.68 · down 26.8% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Nottingham's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-08 to 2026-07, payments our keyword matching links to environment and regulation came to £84.0m across 7,253 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO: £9.4m (1 payment) - TOTAL ENERGIES GAS&POWER LTD: £8.5m (165 payments) - WASTENOTTS (RECLAMATION) LTD: £7.0m (64 payments) - ENVA ENGLAND LTD: £4.8m (140 payments) - YOUR NRG LTD: £1.6m (224 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=environment#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Education ### Education £168.43 of your bill goes to education at Nottingham City. Here is how its £197.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £74.07 ** 44.0% of this · £87.0m in 2025-26 · £267 per resident; similar councils £287 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £41.23 ** 24.5% of this · £48.4m in 2025-26 · £149 per resident; similar councils £137 · up 16.3% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £36.17 ** 21.5% of this · £42.5m in 2025-26 · £130 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 57.9% on 2024-25 - Other education £13.84 ** 8.2% of this · £16.3m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £80 · down 14.8% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £3.12 ** 1.9% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 56.5% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Nottingham's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-08 to 2026-07, payments our keyword matching links to education came to £94.4m across 7,132 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - WOODLANDS SCHOOL T/A RALEIGH LEARNING TRUST: £23.0m (46 payments) - NETHERGATE ACADEMY: £5.2m (11 payments) - PLUXEE UK LTD: £2.1m (9 payments) - NEXUS MAT T/A NOTTINGHAM HOPE ACADEMY: £2.0m (7 payments) - KIDS PLANET DAY NURSERIES LTD: £1.6m (162 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=education#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £153.83 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Nottingham City. Here is how its £30.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £83.72 ** 54.4% of this · £28.8m in 2025-26 · £89 per resident; similar councils £10 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £35.99 ** 23.4% of this · £12.4m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £7.74 · up 12.1% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £15.95 ** 10.4% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 10.7% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £10.53 ** 6.8% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £8.57 · up 81.2% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £6.59 ** 4.3% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £6.97 per resident; similar councils £4.67 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £1.04 ** 0.7% of this · £357k in 2025-26 · £1.10 per resident; similar councils £2.59 · up 50.0% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Nottingham's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-08 to 2026-07, payments our keyword matching links to roads and transport came to £40k across 1 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - QUADIENT FINANCE UK LTD: £40k (1 payment) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=highways-transport#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £15.95 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Nottingham City. Here is how its £5.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £8.40 ** 52.6% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £8.88 per resident; similar councils £4.91 · down 15.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £7.56 ** 47.4% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £7.99 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 4.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £112.54 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Nottingham City. Here is how its £22.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £89.87 ** 79.9% of this · £18.0m in 2025-26 · £55 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 4.6% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £17.91 ** 15.9% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £4.32 · down 37.6% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £4.75 ** 4.2% of this · £954k in 2025-26 · £2.93 per resident; similar councils £0.86 · up 149.1% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Nottingham City's Housing Revenue Account took in £167.9m and spent £140.4m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £71.90 of your bill goes to planning and development at Nottingham City. Here is how its £14.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £55.31 ** 76.9% of this · £11.1m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £7.11 · up 13.4% on 2024-25 - Community development £8.15 ** 11.3% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £5.02 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · down 10.0% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £3.80 ** 5.3% of this · £762k in 2025-26 · £2.34 per resident; similar councils £4.25 · down 44.6% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £3.46 ** 4.8% of this · £694k in 2025-26 · £2.13 per resident; similar councils £1.28 · down 36.2% on 2024-25 - Building control £1.19 ** 1.6% of this · £238k in 2025-26 · £0.73 per resident; similar councils £0.75 · down 51.1% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Nottingham's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-08 to 2026-07, payments our keyword matching links to planning and development came to £41.5m across 2,572 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - NOTTINGHAM CITY TRANSPORT LTD: £5.2m (90 payments) - FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION: £3.6m (37 payments) - GRT NOTTM LIFT PROJECT COMPANY (NO2) LTD: £2.5m (25 payments) - NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE YOUTH SUPPORT: £2.0m (9 payments) - WARBURTON SERVICES LTD: £1.6m (24 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=planning-development#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £61.77 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Nottingham City. Here is how its £12.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £30.79 ** 49.8% of this · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 32.2% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): THOMPSON TREE SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LTD £1.7m; BEECHWOOD TREES & LANDSCAPES LTD £98k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=culture-leisure.parks#search) - Libraries £19.88 ** 32.2% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 10.1% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £10.43 ** 16.9% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £7.23 per resident; similar councils £2.19 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT £7.6m. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=culture-leisure.sport#search) - Community centres and public halls £0.64 ** 1.0% of this · £144k in 2025-26 · £0.44 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 72.9% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.03 ** under 0.1% of this · £7k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £0.16 · up 250.0% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Nottingham's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-08 to 2026-07, payments our keyword matching links to parks, leisure, libraries and culture came to £9.8m across 602 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT: £7.6m (3 payments) - THOMPSON TREE SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LTD: £1.7m (339 payments) - BEECHWOOD TREES & LANDSCAPES LTD: £98k (41 payments) - CROMWELL POLYTHENE LTD: £44k (15 payments) - TUDOR UK LTD T/A TUDOR ENVIRONMENTAL: £37k (22 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=culture-leisure#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £59.81 of your bill goes to running the council at Nottingham City. Here is how its £12.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £19.96 ** 33.4% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 38.7% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £18.24 ** 30.5% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £2.51 · down 10.3% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £9.48 ** 15.8% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £6.07 per resident; similar councils £2.29 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £6.44 ** 10.8% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.13 per resident; similar councils £9.57 · down 64.5% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £3.41 ** 5.7% of this · £712k in 2025-26 · £2.19 per resident; similar councils £2.20 · down 51.5% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £2.27 ** 3.8% of this · £474k in 2025-26 · £1.46 per resident; similar councils £0.62 · down 31.7% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Nottingham's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-08 to 2026-07, payments our keyword matching links to running the council came to £48.8m across 2,147 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - TRAMLINK NOTTINGHAM: £33.9m (32 payments) - CLICK TRAVEL: £1.1m (86 payments) - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: £1.0m (12 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £947k (75 payments) - LIQUIDLOGIC LTD: £741k (9 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/?service=central#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase £45.25 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 Nottingham City's adult social care spending of £149.4m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £16.43 ** 36.3% of this precept · £54.6m in 2025-26 · £168 per resident; similar councils £134 · down 4.8% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £14.62 ** 32.3% of this precept · £48.6m in 2025-26 · £149 per resident; similar councils £166 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £6.77 ** 15.0% of this precept · £22.5m in 2025-26 · £69 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.22 ** 4.9% of this precept · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 4.1% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £2.18 ** 4.8% of this precept · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £48 · down 15.4% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £1.52 ** 3.3% of this precept · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £6.52 · down 4.5% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £0.88 ** 1.9% of this precept · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £8.97 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 6.2% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.39 ** 0.9% of this precept · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.02 per resident; similar councils £0.96 · down 0.2% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.24 ** 0.5% of this precept · £802k in 2025-26 · £2.46 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · down 18.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £16.43 of your bill goes to physical support at Nottingham City. Here is how its £54.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £11.31 ** 68.8% of this · £37.6m in 2025-26 · £115 per resident; similar councils £95 · down 5.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £5.13 ** 31.2% of this · £17.0m in 2025-26 · £52 per resident; similar councils £35 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £14.62 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Nottingham City. Here is how its £48.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £12.96 ** 88.6% of this · £43.1m in 2025-26 · £132 per resident; similar councils £151 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.66 ** 11.4% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 0.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £6.77 of your bill goes to mental health support at Nottingham City. Here is how its £22.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £4.83 ** 71.4% of this · £16.0m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 4.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.94 ** 28.6% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 1.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.22 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Nottingham City. Here is how its £7.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.56 ** 70.4% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 4.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.66 ** 29.6% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £6.69 per resident; similar councils £2.29 · down 3.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.39 of your bill goes to sensory support at Nottingham City. Here is how its £1.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.29 ** 74.1% of this · £972k in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £0.53 · down 0.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.10 ** 25.9% of this · £339k in 2025-26 · £1.04 per resident; similar councils £0.51 · up 0.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £311.10 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 Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £298.3m 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. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £102.21 of your bill goes to Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £101.73 ** 99.5% of this part · £56.9m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - Running the council £0.48 ** 0.5% of this part · £271k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Staffordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Tyne and Wear 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, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £101.73 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £56.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £89.53 ** 88.0% of this · £50.1m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £10.16 ** 10.0% of this · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £4.78 per resident; similar councils £6.50 · up 3.4% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £2.04 ** 2.0% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £0.96 per resident; similar councils £0.04 · up 74.2% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Nottingham City 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 | £6.9m | £21 | £13 | — | up 32.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£21Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road—Changeup 32.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £7.9m | £24 | £11 | £16,057 (similar: £2,703) | down 19.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£24Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£16,057 (similar: £2,703)Changedown 19.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £5.5m | £17 | £17 | £11,171 (similar: £3,459) | down 10.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£17Per mile of road£11,171 (similar: £3,459)Changedown 10.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £2.6m | £7.99 | £11 | £5,291 (similar: £2,022) | down 4.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.99Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£5,291 (similar: £2,022)Changedown 4.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £2.9m | £8.88 | £6.12 | £5,880 (similar: £1,902) | down 15.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.88Similar councils, per resident£6.12Per mile of road£5,880 (similar: £1,902)Changedown 15.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £357k | £1.10 | £2.59 | £726 (similar: £757) | up 50.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.10Similar councils, per resident£2.59Per mile of road£726 (similar: £757)Changeup 50.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £3.6m | £11 | £8.57 | £7,376 (similar: £1,766) | up 81.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£8.57Per mile of road£7,376 (similar: £1,766)Changeup 81.2% 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 | £607 | £718 | | Median£718 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £459 | £483 | | Median£483 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £400 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Public healthDetails | £120 | £64 | | Median£64 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £104 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £95 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £69 | £33 | | Median£33 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £65 | £9.20 | | Median£9.20 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £44 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £38 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £37 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | - Nottingham City spent **35.2%** 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 **£645.2m** between 2025-08 and 2026-07. 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 **8.7%** of its staff costs (median among the 6 other unitary councils in England whose £500 data is read: 5.2%). 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 Nottingham](/council-tax/england/nottingham/) and [everything else about Nottingham](/your-area/nottingham/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Nottingham? A Band D bill of £2,755.39 is split between Nottingham, Nottingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £744.60.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 Nottingham City UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/nottingham-city-ua/) - [Back to Nottingham: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/nottingham/) - [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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