# Where your council tax goes in Richmond upon Thames url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/richmond-upon-thames/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 Richmond upon Thames Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Richmond upon Thames** is **£2,486.10** for 2026-27, split between Richmond upon Thames £1,937.96, Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.63, Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) £176.38, Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime £334.13. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Richmond upon Thames: **£685.76** of the bill. Council tax pays for 24% 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 - £2,486.10Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,937.96Goes to Richmond upon Thames itself (78%) As of 6 April 2026 - £685.76Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 24.3%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. 1937.96 37.63 176.38 334.13 Richmond upon Thames 78%Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) 7%Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime 13% ## 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 24.3%** of the money Richmond upon Thames had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 24.3% £169.6m - Business rates 4.5% £31.5m - General government grant 0.0% £222k - Government grants for specific services 37.1% £259.0m - Fees, charges and other income 32.6% £227.6m - Taken from reserves 1.5% £10.6m 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: £2,486.10 - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) £1,937.96 ** Your council · 78.0% of the bill - [Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £37.63 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) £176.38 ** Greater London Authority · 7.1% of the bill - [Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime](#d-police) £334.13 ** Police · 13.4% of the bill - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Richmond upon Thames ### Richmond upon Thames £1,937.96 of your bill goes to Richmond upon Thames. It is shared out below in proportion to how Richmond upon Thames spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £685.76 ** 35.4% of this part · £95.0m in 2025-26 · £483 per resident; similar councils £470 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £482.63 ** 24.9% of this part · £66.9m in 2025-26 · £340 per resident; similar councils £318 · up 28.9% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £256.68 ** 13.2% of this part · £183.8m in 2025-26 · £934 per resident; similar councils £917 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £140.60 ** 7.3% of this part · £19.5m in 2025-26 · £99 per resident; similar councils £156 · down 5.7% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £119.41 ** 6.2% of this part · £16.5m in 2025-26 · £84 per resident; similar councils £145 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £104.01 ** 5.4% of this part · £14.4m in 2025-26 · £73 per resident; similar councils £39 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £79.43 ** 4.1% of this part · £11.0m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £77 · down 3.2% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £40.45 ** 2.1% of this part · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £22 · down 6.7% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £29.01 ** 1.5% of this part · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £-84 · down 34.9% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£148.3m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£11.3m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 London boroughs closest in population: Hammersmith and Fulham, Westminster, Sutton, Camden, Merton, Kingston Upon Thames, Islington, Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Kensington and Chelsea. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £685.76 of your bill goes to adult social care at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £95.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £247.67 ** 36.1% of this · £34.3m in 2025-26 · £174 per resident; similar councils £128 · up 10.8% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £207.47 ** 30.3% of this · £28.7m in 2025-26 · £146 per resident; similar councils £158 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £72.03 ** 10.5% of this · £10.0m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £60.80 ** 8.9% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £96 · down 4.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £31.85 ** 4.6% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £29.04 ** 4.2% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 6.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £17.00 ** 2.5% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £4.45 · up 7753.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £9.00 ** 1.3% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £6.34 per resident; similar councils £1.09 · down 2.9% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £7.14 ** 1.0% of this · £989k in 2025-26 · £5.03 per resident; similar councils £4.46 · down 42.3% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £3.76 ** 0.5% of this · £521k in 2025-26 · £2.65 per resident; similar councils £1.64 · down 50.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £247.67 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £34.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £200.39 ** 80.9% of this · £27.8m in 2025-26 · £141 per resident; similar councils £114 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £47.28 ** 19.1% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 14.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £207.47 of your bill goes to physical support at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £28.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £149.53 ** 72.1% of this · £20.7m in 2025-26 · £105 per resident; similar councils £109 · up 4.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £57.94 ** 27.9% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £44 · down 8.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £72.03 of your bill goes to mental health support at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £10.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £53.97 ** 74.9% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 12.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £18.06 ** 25.1% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 0.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £29.04 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £4.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £28.27 ** 97.3% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.77 ** 2.7% of this · £107k in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident; similar councils £2.52 · down 25.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £3.76 of your bill goes to sensory support at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £521k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.43 ** 64.7% of this · £337k in 2025-26 · £1.71 per resident; similar councils £0.70 · down 49.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.33 ** 35.3% of this · £184k in 2025-26 · £0.94 per resident; similar councils £1.06 · down 51.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £482.63 of your bill goes to children's social care at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £66.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £210.76 ** 43.7% of this · £29.2m in 2025-26 · £148 per resident; similar councils £132 · up 23.3% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £89.71 ** 18.6% of this · £12.4m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident; similar councils £77 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £72.32 ** 15.0% of this · £10.0m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £5.83 · up 250.9% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £36.81 ** 7.6% of this · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Family support £36.13 ** 7.5% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 14.6% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £20.55 ** 4.3% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £5.01 · down 4.2% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £16.35 ** 3.4% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £8.43 · up 28.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Education ### Education £256.68 of your bill goes to education at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £183.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £121.76 ** 47.4% of this · £87.2m in 2025-26 · £443 per resident; similar councils £368 · up 1.1% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £46.61 ** 18.2% of this · £33.4m in 2025-26 · £170 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 39.8% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £31.80 ** 12.4% of this · £22.8m in 2025-26 · £116 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 8.2% on 2024-25 - Other education £28.81 ** 11.2% of this · £20.6m in 2025-26 · £105 per resident; similar councils £117 · up 1.0% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £16.74 ** 6.5% of this · £12.0m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £132 · up 21.4% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £10.97 ** 4.3% of this · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 1.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £140.60 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £19.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £111.71 ** 79.5% of this · £15.5m in 2025-26 · £79 per resident; similar councils £109 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £13.46 ** 9.6% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £9.48 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 16.8% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £8.31 ** 5.9% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.86 per resident; similar councils £0.07 · down 65.1% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £3.52 ** 2.5% of this · £488k in 2025-26 · £2.48 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 1.2% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £1.83 ** 1.3% of this · £253k in 2025-26 · £1.29 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 14.2% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £1.77 ** 1.3% of this · £245k in 2025-26 · £1.25 per resident; similar councils £7.74 · down 60.5% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Richmond upon Thames 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) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £119.41 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £16.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Recycling and waste minimisation £57.33 ** 48.0% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 10.2% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £26.40 ** 22.1% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £42 · down 4.5% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £16.19 ** 13.6% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 19.5% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £10.32 ** 8.6% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £7.67 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £2.85 ** 2.4% of this · £416k in 2025-26 · £2.11 per resident; similar councils £2.62 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £2.83 ** 2.4% of this · £414k in 2025-26 · £2.10 per resident; similar councils £40 · down 29.9% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £1.62 ** 1.4% of this · £237k in 2025-26 · £1.20 per resident; similar councils £1.75 · down 1.2% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £1.05 ** 0.9% of this · £154k in 2025-26 · £0.78 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 17.6% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.81 ** 0.7% of this · £118k in 2025-26 · £0.60 per resident; similar councils £0.24 · up 8.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £104.01 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £14.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £36.48 ** 35.1% of this · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £33.21 ** 31.9% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 17.0% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £20.81 ** 20.0% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £-0.79 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £12.81 ** 12.3% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £9.15 per resident; similar councils £2.93 · up 20.9% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.70 ** 0.7% of this · £99k in 2025-26 · £0.50 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 26.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £79.43 of your bill goes to running the council at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £11.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £52.95 ** 66.7% of this · £8.2m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £9.82 ** 12.4% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £7.75 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 53.1% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £5.23 ** 6.6% of this · £812k in 2025-26 · £4.13 per resident; similar councils £3.31 · up 29.9% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £4.80 ** 6.0% of this · £745k in 2025-26 · £3.79 per resident; similar councils £2.40 · up 28.4% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £3.38 ** 4.3% of this · £525k in 2025-26 · £2.67 per resident; similar councils £7.67 · up 57.2% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £1.89 ** 2.4% of this · £293k in 2025-26 · £1.49 per resident; similar councils £2.91 · up 58.4% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.35 ** 1.7% of this · £209k in 2025-26 · £1.06 per resident; similar councils £1.15 · down 17.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £40.45 of your bill goes to planning and development at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £5.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £14.17 ** 35.0% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £9.98 per resident; similar councils £7.11 · up 66.8% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £12.79 ** 31.6% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £9.01 per resident; similar councils £4.25 · down 7.8% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £5.93 ** 14.7% of this · £822k in 2025-26 · £4.18 per resident; similar councils £3.01 · down 41.5% on 2024-25 - Building control £4.71 ** 11.6% of this · £652k in 2025-26 · £3.31 per resident; similar councils £2.52 · up 66.3% on 2024-25 - Community development £2.22 ** 5.5% of this · £308k in 2025-26 · £1.57 per resident; similar councils £4.32 · down 65.0% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.63 ** 1.6% of this · £87k in 2025-26 · £0.44 per resident; similar councils £0.56 · down 62.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £29.01 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £4.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Concessionary bus fares £12.68 ** 43.7% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £10.39 ** 35.8% of this · £7.2m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 1.7% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £3.48 ** 12.0% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £1.44 · up 59.7% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £2.26 ** 7.8% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £7.90 per resident; similar councils £4.51 · up 21.7% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £0.20 ** 0.7% of this · £137k in 2025-26 · £0.70 per resident; similar councils £0.74 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £10.39 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £7.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £5.29 ** 50.9% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £4.03 · down 21.2% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £5.10 ** 49.1% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £4.32 · up 32.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.63 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 Richmond upon Thames's adult social care spending of £95.0m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £13.59 ** 36.1% of this precept · £34.3m in 2025-26 · £174 per resident; similar councils £128 · up 10.8% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £11.38 ** 30.3% of this precept · £28.7m in 2025-26 · £146 per resident; similar councils £158 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £3.95 ** 10.5% of this precept · £10.0m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £3.34 ** 8.9% of this precept · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £96 · down 4.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.75 ** 4.6% of this precept · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £1.59 ** 4.2% of this precept · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 6.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.93 ** 2.5% of this precept · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £4.45 · up 7753.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.49 ** 1.3% of this precept · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £6.34 per resident; similar councils £1.09 · down 2.9% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.39 ** 1.0% of this precept · £989k in 2025-26 · £5.03 per resident; similar councils £4.46 · down 42.3% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.21 ** 0.5% of this precept · £521k in 2025-26 · £2.65 per resident; similar councils £1.64 · down 50.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £13.59 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £34.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £11.00 ** 80.9% of this · £27.8m in 2025-26 · £141 per resident; similar councils £114 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £2.59 ** 19.1% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 14.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £11.38 of your bill goes to physical support at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £28.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £8.21 ** 72.1% of this · £20.7m in 2025-26 · £105 per resident; similar councils £109 · up 4.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.18 ** 27.9% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £44 · down 8.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £3.95 of your bill goes to mental health support at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £10.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.96 ** 74.9% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 12.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.99 ** 25.1% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 0.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.59 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £4.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.55 ** 97.3% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.04 ** 2.7% of this · £107k in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident; similar councils £2.52 · down 25.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.21 of your bill goes to sensory support at Richmond upon Thames. Here is how its £521k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.13 ** 64.7% of this · £337k in 2025-26 · £1.71 per resident; similar councils £0.70 · down 49.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.07 ** 35.3% of this · £184k in 2025-26 · £0.94 per resident; similar councils £1.06 · down 51.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) ### Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade) £176.38 of your bill goes to Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade). It is shared out below in proportion to how Greater London Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Roads and transport](#d-gla~highways-transport) £94.33 ** 53.5% of this part · £1.89bn in 2025-26 · £207 per resident · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - Education £29.29 ** 16.6% of this part · £586.9m in 2025-26 · £64 per resident · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - Fire and rescue £28.75 ** 16.3% of this part · £576.1m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-gla~planning-development) £7.54 ** 4.3% of this part · £151.0m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident · down 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-gla~environment) £5.88 ** 3.3% of this part · £117.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident · down 7.7% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-gla~housing) £4.67 ** 2.6% of this part · £93.5m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident · up 41.7% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-gla~housing). - [Running the council](#d-gla~central) £3.73 ** 2.1% of this part · £74.7m in 2025-26 · £8.18 per resident · down 51.2% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-gla~culture-leisure) £1.52 ** 0.9% of this part · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £3.35 per resident · down 6.4% on 2024-25 - Children's social care £0.43 ** 0.2% of this part · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £0.95 per resident · down 45.2% on 2024-25 - Public health £0.25 ** 0.1% of this part · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident No similar-council comparison: no comparison: no other body does the same mix of things. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £94.33 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £1.89bn of net spending on it divides in the return. - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £86.70 ** 91.9% of this · £2.12bn in 2025-26 · £233 per resident · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-gla~highways-transport.maintenance) £6.08 ** 6.4% of this · £148.9m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident · up 13.6% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £0.99 ** 1.1% of this · £24.3m in 2025-26 · £2.67 per resident · down 51.1% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £0.55 ** 0.6% of this · £13.4m in 2025-26 · £1.47 per resident · down 8.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - [Roads and transport](#d-gla~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £6.08 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £148.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £4.34 ** 71.4% of this · £106.3m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident · up 12.9% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £1.74 ** 28.6% of this · £42.6m in 2025-26 · £4.67 per resident · up 15.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £7.54 of your bill goes to planning and development at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £151.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £4.27 ** 56.7% of this · £85.6m in 2025-26 · £9.39 per resident · down 15.0% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £1.21 ** 16.1% of this · £24.3m in 2025-26 · £2.67 per resident · down 3.7% on 2024-25 - Community development £0.88 ** 11.7% of this · £17.7m in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident · up 42.1% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £0.66 ** 8.7% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £1.44 per resident · up 37.2% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £0.51 ** 6.7% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £1.12 per resident · up 21.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £5.88 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £117.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community safety and CCTV £5.22 ** 88.8% of this · £104.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident · down 3.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £0.65 ** 11.1% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £1.43 per resident · down 32.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £0.01 ** 0.1% of this · £139k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident · up 75.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £4.67 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £93.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £2.26 ** 48.4% of this · £45.2m in 2025-26 · £4.96 per resident · up 61.6% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £1.21 ** 25.9% of this · £24.2m in 2025-26 · £2.65 per resident · up 9.6% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £1.20 ** 25.8% of this · £24.1m in 2025-26 · £2.64 per resident · up 51.5% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Greater London Authority 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) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Running the council ### Running the council £3.73 of your bill goes to running the council at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £74.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £3.09 ** 82.9% of this · £61.9m in 2025-26 · £6.79 per resident · up 33.4% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £0.64 ** 17.1% of this · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £1.40 per resident - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade)](#d-gla) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £1.52 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Greater London Authority. Here is how its £30.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £1.03 ** 67.8% of this · £20.7m in 2025-26 · £2.27 per resident · down 20.3% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £0.49 ** 32.2% of this · £9.8m in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident · up 48.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime ### Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime £334.13 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 Greater London Authority's adult social care spending of £4.53bn 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. ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Richmond upon Thames 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 | £4.7m | £24 | £20 | — | down 17.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£24Similar councils, per resident£20Per mile of road—Changedown 17.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £3.9m | £20 | £42 | £15,019 (similar: £52,165) | down 4.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£20Similar councils, per resident£42Per mile of road£15,019 (similar: £52,165)Changedown 4.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £7.2m | £36 | £15 | £27,840 (similar: £12,951) | down 1.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£36Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road£27,840 (similar: £12,951)Changedown 1.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £3.5m | £18 | £8.01 | £13,665 (similar: £9,515) | up 32.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£18Similar councils, per resident£8.01Per mile of road£13,665 (similar: £9,515)Changeup 32.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £3.6m | £19 | £4.07 | £14,175 (similar: £5,460) | down 21.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£19Similar councils, per resident£4.07Per mile of road£14,175 (similar: £5,460)Changedown 21.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £137k | £0.70 | £1.35 | £533 (similar: £1,270) | up 7.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.70Similar councils, per resident£1.35Per mile of road£533 (similar: £1,270)Changeup 7.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.6m | £7.90 | £4.60 | £6,047 (similar: £4,214) | up 21.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.90Similar councils, per resident£4.60Per mile of road£6,047 (similar: £4,214)Changeup 21.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | Miles of road: Department for Transport road lengths, 2025; locally managed major roads and all minor roads. More on [what council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#local-environment). ## What it adds up to | Service | Per resident | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | EducationDetails | £934 | £990 | | Median£990 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £483 | £438 | | Median£438 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £340 | £291 | | Median£291 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £99 | £149 | | Median£149 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £84 | £105 | | Median£105 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £73 | £39 | | Median£39 | | | | Public healthDetails | £56 | £89 | | Median£89 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £56 | £69 | | Median£69 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £28 | £23 | | Median£23 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £20 | £-2.33 | | Median£-2.33 | | | - Richmond upon Thames spent **24.3%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for London boroughs: 33.7%); 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 Richmond upon Thames](/council-tax/england/richmond-upon-thames/) and [everything else about Richmond upon Thames](/your-area/richmond-upon-thames/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Richmond upon Thames? A Band D bill of £2,486.10 is split between Richmond upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Greater London Authority (Mayor, TfL, London Fire Brigade), Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £685.76.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 Richmond upon Thames](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/richmond-upon-thames/) - [Back to Richmond upon Thames: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/richmond-upon-thames/) - [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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