# Where your council tax goes in Rutland url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/rutland/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 Rutland Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Rutland** is **£2,737.58** for 2026-27, split between Rutland £2,218.95, Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase £44.38, Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £315.23, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £91.65, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £67.37. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Rutland: **£740.87** of the bill. Council tax pays for 36% 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 - £2,737.58Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £2,218.95Goes to Rutland itself (81%) As of 6 April 2026 - £740.87Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 35.6%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. 2218.95 44.38 315.23 91.65 67.37 Rutland 81%Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 12%Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 3%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 35.6%** of the money Rutland had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 35.6% £36.2m - Business rates 8.4% £8.5m - General government grant 0.1% £120k - Government grants for specific services 30.6% £31.1m - Fees, charges and other income 24.5% £24.9m - Taken from reserves 0.9% £934k 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: £2,737.58 - [Rutland](#d-council) £2,218.95 ** Your council · 81.1% of the bill - [Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £44.38 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £315.23 ** Police · 11.5% of the bill - [Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £91.65 ** Fire and rescue · 3.3% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £67.37 ** Parish or town council · 2.5% 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) - Rutland ### Rutland £2,218.95 of your bill goes to Rutland. It is shared out below in proportion to how Rutland spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £740.87 ** 33.4% of this part · £21.8m in 2025-26 · £525 per resident; similar councils £492 · up 19.3% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £566.77 ** 25.5% of this part · £27.8m in 2025-26 · £668 per resident; similar councils £663 · up 14.6% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £311.39 ** 14.0% of this part · £9.2m in 2025-26 · £221 per resident; similar councils £477 · up 2.9% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £222.54 ** 10.0% of this part · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £158 per resident; similar councils £114 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £137.29 ** 6.2% of this part · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £97 per resident; similar councils £63 · down 4.0% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £86.85 ** 3.9% of this part · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £66 · down 7.3% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £73.78 ** 3.3% of this part · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £52 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 18.9% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £49.90 ** 2.2% of this part · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £41 · down 23.9% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £29.55 ** 1.3% of this part · £871k in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£11.1m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£1.6m) 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: Hartlepool, Darlington, Halton, Bracknell Forest, Torbay, Redcar and Cleveland, Isle of Wight, Blackpool, Middlesbrough, Windsor and Maidenhead. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £740.87 of your bill goes to adult social care at Rutland. Here is how its £21.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £352.13 ** 47.5% of this · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £249 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £178.92 ** 24.1% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £127 per resident; similar councils £159 · up 12.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £43.97 ** 5.9% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £42.81 ** 5.8% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £60 · up 31.6% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £35.99 ** 4.9% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 13.5% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £35.62 ** 4.8% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 39.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £34.98 ** 4.7% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £7.97 ** 1.1% of this · £235k in 2025-26 · £5.65 per resident; similar councils £3.25 · up 31.3% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £4.99 ** 0.7% of this · £147k in 2025-26 · £3.53 per resident; similar councils £2.59 · down 3.3% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £3.49 ** 0.5% of this · £103k in 2025-26 · £2.47 per resident; similar councils £9.43 · up 8.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £352.13 of your bill goes to physical support at Rutland. Here is how its £10.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £289.03 ** 82.1% of this · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £205 per resident; similar councils £113 · up 25.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £63.10 ** 17.9% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 24.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £178.92 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Rutland. Here is how its £5.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £161.95 ** 90.5% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £115 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 14.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £16.96 ** 9.5% of this · £500k in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 2.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £43.97 of your bill goes to mental health support at Rutland. Here is how its £1.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £27.58 ** 62.7% of this · £813k in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 12.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £16.39 ** 37.3% of this · £483k in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 53.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £35.99 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Rutland. Here is how its £1.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £35.86 ** 99.6% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 14.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.14 ** 0.4% of this · £4k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · down 66.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £4.99 of your bill goes to sensory support at Rutland. Here is how its £147k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £4.65 ** 93.2% of this · £137k in 2025-26 · £3.29 per resident; similar councils £0.74 · down 4.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.34 ** 6.8% of this · £10k in 2025-26 · £0.24 per resident; similar councils £1.35 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Education ### Education £566.77 of your bill goes to education at Rutland. Here is how its £27.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other education £251.23 ** 44.3% of this · £12.3m in 2025-26 · £296 per resident; similar councils £79 · up 15.1% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £111.18 ** 19.6% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £131 per resident; similar councils £157 · up 25.7% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £89.71 ** 15.8% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £106 per resident; similar councils £136 · up 43.4% on 2024-25 - Primary schools £77.27 ** 13.6% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £91 per resident; similar councils £154 · down 6.0% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £26.87 ** 4.7% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £89 · down 8.5% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £10.50 ** 1.9% of this · £515k in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 25.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £311.39 of your bill goes to children's social care at Rutland. Here is how its £9.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £134.95 ** 43.3% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £96 per resident; similar councils £295 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Family support £126.37 ** 40.6% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £89 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 8.9% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £27.99 ** 9.0% of this · £825k in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £92 · up 6.2% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £11.94 ** 3.8% of this · £352k in 2025-26 · £8.46 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 19.8% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £9.87 ** 3.2% of this · £291k in 2025-26 · £6.99 per resident; similar councils £7.76 · down 17.1% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £0.27 ** under 0.1% of this · £8k in 2025-26 · £0.19 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · down 11.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £222.54 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Rutland. Here is how its £6.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £83.01 ** 37.3% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £48.61 ** 21.8% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £35.62 ** 16.0% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £27.48 ** 12.3% of this · £810k in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £2.63 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £9.57 ** 4.3% of this · £282k in 2025-26 · £6.77 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 7.6% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £8.51 ** 3.8% of this · £251k in 2025-26 · £6.03 per resident; similar councils £0.50 · up 457.8% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £4.72 ** 2.1% of this · £139k in 2025-26 · £3.34 per resident; similar councils £4.19 · no change on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £4.04 ** 1.8% of this · £119k in 2025-26 · £2.86 per resident; similar councils £8.14 - Trade waste £0.44 ** 0.2% of this · £13k in 2025-26 · £0.31 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 8.3% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £0.27 ** 0.1% of this · £8k in 2025-26 · £0.19 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · no change on 2024-25 - Cemeteries and crematoria £0.14 ** under 0.1% of this · £4k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £-3.32 · down 78.9% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.14 ** under 0.1% of this · £4k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £0.23 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £137.29 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Rutland. Here is how its £4.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Transport planning and policy £50.81 ** 37.0% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £4.69 · up 64.1% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £36.35 ** 26.5% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 5.1% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £28.55 ** 20.8% of this · £889k in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £1.11 · down 42.1% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £8.32 ** 6.1% of this · £259k in 2025-26 · £6.22 per resident; similar councils £2.06 · down 6.5% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £6.42 ** 4.7% of this · £200k in 2025-26 · £4.80 per resident; similar councils £22 · down 36.3% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £4.91 ** 3.6% of this · £153k in 2025-26 · £3.68 per resident; similar councils £9.85 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £1.93 ** 1.4% of this · £60k in 2025-26 · £1.44 per resident; similar councils £4.78 · down 38.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £36.35 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Rutland. Here is how its £1.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £22.09 ** 60.8% of this · £688k in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 28.3% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £14.26 ** 39.2% of this · £444k in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £5.25 · up 90.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £86.85 of your bill goes to running the council at Rutland. Here is how its £2.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £28.67 ** 33.0% of this · £845k in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £6.78 · down 2.1% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £23.68 ** 27.3% of this · £698k in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 14.8% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £11.53 ** 13.3% of this · £340k in 2025-26 · £8.17 per resident; similar councils £9.40 · down 31.3% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £10.14 ** 11.7% of this · £299k in 2025-26 · £7.18 per resident; similar councils £0.07 · down 10.5% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £6.21 ** 7.1% of this · £183k in 2025-26 · £4.40 per resident; similar councils £1.83 · up 28.9% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £2.71 ** 3.1% of this · £80k in 2025-26 · £1.92 per resident; similar councils £3.43 · down 26.6% on 2024-25 - Other central services £2.24 ** 2.6% of this · £66k in 2025-26 · £1.59 per resident; similar councils £3.06 - Emergency planning £1.32 ** 1.5% of this · £39k in 2025-26 · £0.94 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · down 13.3% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £0.34 ** 0.4% of this · £10k in 2025-26 · £0.24 per resident; similar councils £0.60 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £73.78 of your bill goes to planning and development at Rutland. Here is how its £2.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Planning policy £37.38 ** 50.7% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £3.69 · up 9.1% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £11.60 ** 15.7% of this · £342k in 2025-26 · £8.22 per resident; similar councils £3.38 - Community development £11.60 ** 15.7% of this · £342k in 2025-26 · £8.22 per resident; similar councils £0.95 · down 50.2% on 2024-25 - Building control £7.73 ** 10.5% of this · £228k in 2025-26 · £5.48 per resident; similar councils £1.78 · up 66.4% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £4.92 ** 6.7% of this · £145k in 2025-26 · £3.48 per resident; similar councils £0.16 · up 400.0% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £0.54 ** 0.7% of this · £16k in 2025-26 · £0.38 per resident; similar councils £3.10 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £49.90 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Rutland. Here is how its £1.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £21.24 ** 42.6% of this · £626k in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £7.33 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - Libraries £17.44 ** 34.9% of this · £514k in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 29.7% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £5.83 ** 11.7% of this · £172k in 2025-26 · £4.13 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 11.3% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £4.07 ** 8.2% of this · £120k in 2025-26 · £2.88 per resident; similar councils £6.11 · down 63.5% on 2024-25 - Tourism £1.32 ** 2.7% of this · £39k in 2025-26 · £0.94 per resident; similar councils £0.03 · down 55.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £29.55 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Rutland. Here is how its £871k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £14.99 ** 50.7% of this · £442k in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 31.2% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £11.67 ** 39.5% of this · £344k in 2025-26 · £8.26 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · down 12.7% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £2.88 ** 9.8% of this · £85k in 2025-26 · £2.04 per resident; similar councils £0.81 · up 400.0% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Rutland 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) - Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase £44.38 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 Rutland's adult social care spending of £21.8m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £21.09 ** 47.5% of this precept · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £249 per resident; similar councils £153 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £10.72 ** 24.1% of this precept · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £127 per resident; similar councils £159 · up 12.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.63 ** 5.9% of this precept · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £2.56 ** 5.8% of this precept · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £60 · up 31.6% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.16 ** 4.9% of this precept · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 13.5% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £2.13 ** 4.8% of this precept · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 39.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £2.10 ** 4.7% of this precept · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.48 ** 1.1% of this precept · £235k in 2025-26 · £5.65 per resident; similar councils £3.25 · up 31.3% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.30 ** 0.7% of this precept · £147k in 2025-26 · £3.53 per resident; similar councils £2.59 · down 3.3% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.21 ** 0.5% of this precept · £103k in 2025-26 · £2.47 per resident; similar councils £9.43 · up 8.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £21.09 of your bill goes to physical support at Rutland. Here is how its £10.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £17.31 ** 82.1% of this · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £205 per resident; similar councils £113 · up 25.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.78 ** 17.9% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 24.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £10.72 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Rutland. Here is how its £5.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £9.70 ** 90.5% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £115 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 14.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.02 ** 9.5% of this · £500k in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 2.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.63 of your bill goes to mental health support at Rutland. Here is how its £1.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.65 ** 62.7% of this · £813k in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 12.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.98 ** 37.3% of this · £483k in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 53.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.16 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Rutland. Here is how its £1.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.15 ** 99.6% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 14.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.01 ** 0.4% of this · £4k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · down 66.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.30 of your bill goes to sensory support at Rutland. Here is how its £147k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.28 ** 93.2% of this · £137k in 2025-26 · £3.29 per resident; similar councils £0.74 · down 4.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.02 ** 6.8% of this · £10k in 2025-26 · £0.24 per resident; similar councils £1.35 · up 25.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £315.23 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £278.2m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £91.65 of your bill goes to Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £51.75 ** 56.5% of this part · £27.3m in 2024-25 · £23 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 7.1% on 2023-24 - [Running the council](#d-fire~central) £39.90 ** 43.5% of this part · £21.1m in 2024-25 · £18 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · up 18.6% on 2023-24 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority, Staffordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £51.75 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £27.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £44.50 ** 86.0% of this · £23.5m in 2024-25 · £20 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 7.1% on 2023-24 - Community fire safety £6.21 ** 12.0% of this · £3.3m in 2024-25 · £2.78 per resident; similar councils £6.50 · up 7.1% on 2023-24 - Fire emergency planning £1.04 ** 2.0% of this · £547k in 2024-25 · £0.46 per resident; similar councils £0.08 · up 7.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Running the council ### Running the council £39.90 of your bill goes to running the council at Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £21.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other central services £38.88 ** 97.5% of this · £20.5m in 2024-25 · £17 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 15.5% on 2023-24 - Corporate and democratic core £1.02 ** 2.5% of this · £536k in 2024-25 · £0.46 per resident; similar councils £0.42 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Rutland 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 | £172k | £4.13 | £17 | — | down 11.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£4.13Similar councils, per resident£17Per mile of road—Changedown 11.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £1.1m | £25 | £15 | £3,116 (similar: £6,313) | up 0.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£25Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road£3,116 (similar: £6,313)Changeup 0.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £1.1m | £27 | £18 | £3,359 (similar: £6,925) | down 5.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£27Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road£3,359 (similar: £6,925)Changedown 5.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £688k | £17 | £13 | £2,042 (similar: £5,113) | down 28.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road£2,042 (similar: £5,113)Changedown 28.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £444k | £11 | £5.25 | £1,318 (similar: £1,918) | up 90.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£5.25Per mile of road£1,318 (similar: £1,918)Changeup 90.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £259k | £6.22 | £2.28 | £769 (similar: £930) | down 6.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.22Similar councils, per resident£2.28Per mile of road£769 (similar: £930)Changedown 6.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £153k | £3.68 | £9.85 | £454 (similar: £3,804) | up 7.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.68Similar councils, per resident£9.85Per mile of road£454 (similar: £3,804)Changeup 7.0% 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 | £668 | £718 | | Median£718 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £525 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £221 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £158 | £110 | | Median£110 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £97 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £62 | £51 | | Median£51 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £52 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Public healthDetails | £37 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £35 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £21 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | - Rutland spent **25.8%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.4%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. ## What this data does and doesn't show - These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in. - Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change. - Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care. - No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you. - Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail. ## Sources - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the [methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending). See also [council tax in Rutland](/council-tax/england/rutland/) and [everything else about Rutland](/your-area/rutland/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Rutland? A Band D bill of £2,737.58 is split between Rutland, Rutland: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £740.87.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 Rutland UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/rutland-ua/) - [Back to Rutland: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/rutland/) - [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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