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Where your council tax goes in Rutland
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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.
Key figures
- £2,737.58Band D bill, 2026-27
- £2,218.95Goes to Rutland itself (81%)
- £740.87Largest line: adult social care
- 35.6%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2025-26
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Who gets your bill
Figures are for a Band D home. Bands A to H pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law.
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.
Your bill: £2,737.58
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Rutland £2,218.95
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Parish and town councils (average for the area) £67.37
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.
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Adult social care £740.87
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Education £566.77
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Children's social care £311.39
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Environment and regulation £222.54
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Roads and transport £137.29
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Running the council £86.85
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Planning and development £73.78
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Housing (not council homes) £29.55
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.
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.
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Physical support £352.13
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Learning disability support £178.92
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Mental health support £43.97
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Care assessment and safeguarding £42.81
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Commissioning, strategy and administration £35.62
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Information and early intervention £34.98
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Assistive equipment and technology £7.97
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Sensory support £4.99
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Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £3.49
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.
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Aged 65 and over £289.03
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Aged 18 to 64 £63.10
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.
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Aged 18 to 64 £161.95
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Aged 65 and over £16.96
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.
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Aged 18 to 64 £27.58
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Aged 65 and over £16.39
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.
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Aged 65 and over £35.86
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Aged 18 to 64 £0.14
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.
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Aged 18 to 64 £4.65
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Aged 65 and over £0.34
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.
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Other education £251.23
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Special schools and alternative provision £111.18
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Early years and nursery £89.71
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Primary schools £77.27
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Secondary schools £26.87
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Post-16 £10.50
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.
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Children looked after £134.95
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Family support £126.37
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Safeguarding and social work £27.99
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Asylum-seeking children £11.94
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Services for young people £9.87
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Other children's and families' services £0.27
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.
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Waste disposal £83.01
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Waste collection £48.61
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Street cleaning £35.62
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Trading standards £27.48
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Recycling and waste minimisation £9.57
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Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £8.51
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Community safety and CCTV £4.72
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Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £4.04
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Trade waste £0.44
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Other environmental services £0.27
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Cemeteries and crematoria £0.14
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Public toilets £0.14
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.
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Transport planning and policy £50.81
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Road and bridge maintenance £36.35
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Support for bus, rail and other public transport £28.55
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Winter service (gritting) £8.32
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Concessionary bus fares £6.42
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Street lighting (including energy) £4.91
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Traffic management and road safety £1.93
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.
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Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £22.09
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Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £14.26
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.
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Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £28.67
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Corporate and democratic core £23.68
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Collecting council tax and business rates £11.53
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Local welfare assistance £10.14
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Elections and electoral registration £6.21
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Coroners' and other courts £2.71
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Other central services £2.24
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Emergency planning £1.32
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Registering births, deaths and marriages £0.34
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.
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Planning policy £37.38
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Planning applications (development management) £11.60
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Community development £11.60
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Building control £7.73
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Environmental initiatives £4.92
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Economic development and business support £0.54
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.
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Museums, arts, heritage and archives £21.24
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Libraries £17.44
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Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £5.83
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Sport and leisure £4.07
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Tourism £1.32
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.
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Homelessness and temporary accommodation £14.99
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Housing strategy, advice and enabling £11.67
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Supporting People and welfare services £2.88
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.
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.
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Physical support £21.09
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Learning disability support £10.72
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Mental health support £2.63
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Care assessment and safeguarding £2.56
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Commissioning, strategy and administration £2.13
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Information and early intervention £2.10
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Assistive equipment and technology £0.48
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Sensory support £0.30
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Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.21
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.
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Aged 65 and over £17.31
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Aged 18 to 64 £3.78
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.
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Aged 18 to 64 £9.70
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Aged 65 and over £1.02
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.
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Aged 18 to 64 £1.65
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Aged 65 and over £0.98
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.
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Aged 65 and over £2.15
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Aged 18 to 64 £0.01
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.
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Aged 18 to 64 £0.28
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Aged 65 and over £0.02
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.
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.
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Fire and rescue £51.75
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Running the council £39.90
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.
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.
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Firefighting and rescue £44.50
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Community fire safety £6.21
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Fire emergency planning £1.04
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.
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Other central services £38.88
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Corporate and democratic core £1.02
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 |
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Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details for Parks and open spaces (including play areas) | £172k | £4.13 | £17 | — | down 11.3% on 2024-25 |
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Street cleaningDetails for Street cleaning | £1.1m | £25 | £15 | £3,116 (similar: £6,313) | up 0.7% on 2024-25 |
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Road and bridge maintenanceDetails for Road and bridge maintenance | £1.1m | £27 | £18 | £3,359 (similar: £6,925) | down 5.1% on 2024-25 |
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Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails for Environmental, safety and routine maintenance | £688k | £17 | £13 | £2,042 (similar: £5,113) | down 28.3% on 2024-25 |
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Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details for Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) | £444k | £11 | £5.25 | £1,318 (similar: £1,918) | up 90.6% on 2024-25 |
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Winter service (gritting)Details for Winter service (gritting) | £259k | £6.22 | £2.28 | £769 (similar: £930) | down 6.5% on 2024-25 |
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Street lighting (including energy)Details for Street lighting (including energy) | £153k | £3.68 | £9.85 | £454 (similar: £3,804) | up 7.0% on 2024-25 |
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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 it adds up to
| Service | Per resident | Median |
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EducationDetails for Education | £668 | £718 |
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Adult social careDetails for Adult social care | £525 | £478 |
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Children's social careDetails for Children's social care | £221 | £309 |
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Environment and regulationDetails for Environment and regulation | £158 | £110 |
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Roads and transportDetails for Roads and transport | £97 | £49 |
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Running the councilDetails for Running the council | £62 | £51 |
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Planning and developmentDetails for Planning and development | £52 | £21 |
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Public healthDetails for Public health | £37 | £65 |
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Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails for Parks, leisure, libraries and culture | £35 | £38 |
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Housing (not council homes)Details for Housing (not council homes) | £21 | £34 |
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- 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, 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, 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. The dataset is on the data page. See also council tax in Rutland and everything else about 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 |
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| Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
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