# Where your council tax goes in Telford and Wrekin url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/telford-and-wrekin/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 Telford and Wrekin Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Telford and Wrekin** is **£2,256.26** for 2026-27, split between Telford and Wrekin £1,661.92, Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase £32.27, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £306.50, Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £124.44, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £131.13. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Telford and Wrekin: **£649.41** of the bill. Council tax pays for 16% 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 - £2,256.26Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,661.92Goes to Telford and Wrekin itself (74%) As of 6 April 2026 - £649.41Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 16.1%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2025-26 As of 28 September 2026 Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics). ## Who gets your bill Your council tax band A B C D E F G H Figures are for a **Band D** home. Bands A to H pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law. 1661.92 32.27 306.50 124.44 131.13 Telford and Wrekin 74%Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 14%Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 6%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 6% 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 16.1%** of the money Telford and the Wrekin had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 16.1% £93.9m - Business rates 10.1% £58.6m - General government grant 2.2% £12.7m - Government grants for specific services 47.3% £275.7m - Fees, charges and other income 22.5% £131.3m - Taken from reserves 1.8% £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: £2,256.26 - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) £1,661.92 ** Your council · 73.7% of the bill - [Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £32.27 ** Adult social care precept · 1.4% of the bill - [West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £306.50 ** Police · 13.6% of the bill - [Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £124.44 ** Fire and rescue · 5.5% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £131.13 ** Parish or town council · 5.8% 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) - Telford and Wrekin ### Telford and Wrekin £1,661.92 of your bill goes to Telford and Wrekin. It is shared out below in proportion to how Telford and the Wrekin spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £649.41 ** 39.1% of this part · £102.8m in 2025-26 · £516 per resident; similar councils £437 · up 13.6% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £401.67 ** 24.2% of this part · £63.6m in 2025-26 · £319 per resident; similar councils £334 · up 10.7% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £213.25 ** 12.8% of this part · £162.0m in 2025-26 · £813 per resident; similar councils £679 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £139.35 ** 8.4% of this part · £22.1m in 2025-26 · £111 per resident; similar councils £107 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £65.98 ** 4.0% of this part · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £52 per resident; similar councils £39 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £57.92 ** 3.5% of this part · £9.2m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £52 · up 25.8% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £43.20 ** 2.6% of this part · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £32.00 ** 1.9% of this part · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 12.4% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £26.77 ** 1.6% of this part · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - Other services £24.17 ** 1.5% of this part · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 3.3% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £8.20 ** 0.5% of this part · £16.3m in 2025-26 · £82 per resident; similar councils £59 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£128.3m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£15.0m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 unitary councils in England closest in population: Bath and North East Somerset, Bedford, Herefordshire, Stockton-on-Tees, York, Wokingham, Portsmouth, Southend-on-Sea, Warrington, Reading. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £649.41 of your bill goes to adult social care at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £102.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £263.91 ** 40.6% of this · £41.8m in 2025-26 · £210 per resident; similar councils £144 · up 21.1% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £222.60 ** 34.3% of this · £35.3m in 2025-26 · £177 per resident; similar councils £149 · up 11.0% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £44.76 ** 6.9% of this · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £60 · up 4.8% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £43.33 ** 6.7% of this · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 18.0% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £30.82 ** 4.7% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 8.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £29.73 ** 4.6% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £37 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £7.45 ** 1.1% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.92 per resident; similar councils £8.04 · down 22.3% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £3.93 ** 0.6% of this · £623k in 2025-26 · £3.12 per resident; similar councils £2.93 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £2.87 ** 0.4% of this · £455k in 2025-26 · £2.28 per resident; similar councils £4.02 · up 87.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £263.91 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £41.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £239.05 ** 90.6% of this · £37.9m in 2025-26 · £190 per resident; similar councils £127 · up 20.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £24.86 ** 9.4% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 28.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £222.60 of your bill goes to physical support at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £35.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £173.39 ** 77.9% of this · £27.5m in 2025-26 · £138 per resident; similar councils £107 · up 8.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £49.22 ** 22.1% of this · £7.8m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 19.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £43.33 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £6.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £40.41 ** 93.3% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 18.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.92 ** 6.7% of this · £463k in 2025-26 · £2.32 per resident; similar councils £1.78 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £29.73 of your bill goes to mental health support at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £4.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £16.89 ** 56.8% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £12.84 ** 43.2% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 6.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £3.93 of your bill goes to sensory support at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £623k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.34 ** 59.4% of this · £370k in 2025-26 · £1.86 per resident; similar councils £1.94 · up 8.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.60 ** 40.6% of this · £253k in 2025-26 · £1.27 per resident; similar councils £1.28 · up 2.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £401.67 of your bill goes to children's social care at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £63.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £207.79 ** 51.7% of this · £32.9m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £191 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £88.38 ** 22.0% of this · £14.0m in 2025-26 · £70 per resident; similar councils £72 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - Family support £61.19 ** 15.2% of this · £9.7m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 35.5% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £20.39 ** 5.1% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 45.8% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £12.05 ** 3.0% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £9.57 per resident; similar councils £1.65 · up 23.8% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £6.43 ** 1.6% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £5.11 per resident; similar councils £2.75 · up 26.7% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £3.93 ** 1.0% of this · £622k in 2025-26 · £3.12 per resident; similar councils £7.07 · up 87.9% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £1.52 ** 0.4% of this · £240k in 2025-26 · £1.20 per resident; similar councils £5.17 · down 16.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Education ### Education £213.25 of your bill goes to education at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £162.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £96.56 ** 45.3% of this · £73.4m in 2025-26 · £368 per resident; similar councils £184 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £41.93 ** 19.7% of this · £31.9m in 2025-26 · £160 per resident; similar councils £163 · up 42.0% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £34.22 ** 16.0% of this · £26.0m in 2025-26 · £130 per resident; similar councils £122 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - Other education £22.55 ** 10.6% of this · £17.1m in 2025-26 · £86 per resident; similar councils £80 · down 0.4% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £10.92 ** 5.1% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £83 · up 19.2% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £7.08 ** 3.3% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 10.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £139.35 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £22.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £54.43 ** 39.1% of this · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 3.3% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £27.83 ** 20.0% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £23.97 ** 17.2% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £13.15 ** 9.4% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £7.33 ** 5.3% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.82 per resident; similar councils £4.89 · down 27.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £6.89 ** 4.9% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £5.47 per resident; similar councils £8.19 · up 2.2% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £2.63 ** 1.9% of this · £417k in 2025-26 · £2.09 per resident; similar councils £2.53 · up 19.8% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £1.77 ** 1.3% of this · £280k in 2025-26 · £1.40 per resident; similar councils £1.75 · down 4.1% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £1.02 ** 0.7% of this · £161k in 2025-26 · £0.81 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 66.0% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.27 ** 0.2% of this · £42k in 2025-26 · £0.21 per resident; similar councils £0.36 · up 10.5% on 2024-25 - Cemeteries and crematoria £0.07 ** under 0.1% of this · £11k in 2025-26 · £0.06 per resident; similar councils £-3.18 · down 83.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £65.98 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £10.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £31.33 ** 47.5% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £18.04 ** 27.3% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £9.66 ** 14.6% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £7.67 per resident; similar councils £5.69 · down 5.5% on 2024-25 - Libraries £6.64 ** 10.1% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £5.28 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 27.8% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.31 ** 0.5% of this · £49k in 2025-26 · £0.25 per resident; similar councils £0.17 · down 55.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £57.92 of your bill goes to running the council at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £9.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £35.10 ** 60.6% of this · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 4.1% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £9.73 ** 16.8% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £7.80 per resident; similar councils £6.80 · down 32.8% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £4.59 ** 7.9% of this · £733k in 2025-26 · £3.68 per resident; similar councils £1.53 · no change on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £3.06 ** 5.3% of this · £489k in 2025-26 · £2.45 per resident; similar councils £1.88 · down 67.6% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £2.30 ** 4.0% of this · £367k in 2025-26 · £1.84 per resident; similar councils £2.85 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 - Other central services £1.48 ** 2.6% of this · £236k in 2025-26 · £1.18 per resident; similar councils £3.62 - Local welfare assistance £1.15 ** 2.0% of this · £184k in 2025-26 · £0.92 per resident; similar councils £0.08 · up 124.4% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £0.51 ** 0.9% of this · £81k in 2025-26 · £0.41 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · up 39.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £43.20 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £6.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £12.74 ** 29.5% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £10.84 ** 25.1% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £9.12 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £9.60 ** 22.2% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £8.08 per resident; similar councils £3.05 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £3.96 ** 9.2% of this · £665k in 2025-26 · £3.34 per resident; similar councils £6.51 · down 2.5% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £3.85 ** 8.9% of this · £646k in 2025-26 · £3.24 per resident; similar councils £2.14 · up 33.5% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £2.21 ** 5.1% of this · £371k in 2025-26 · £1.86 per resident; similar councils £1.81 · up 94.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £12.74 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £2.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £11.80 ** 92.7% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £9.93 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 0.8% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £0.94 ** 7.3% of this · £157k in 2025-26 · £0.79 per resident; similar councils £9.70 · up 248.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £32.00 of your bill goes to planning and development at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £5.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £10.75 ** 33.6% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £8.54 per resident; similar councils £4.19 · down 36.8% on 2024-25 - Community development £9.17 ** 28.7% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £7.28 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · up 17.2% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £6.22 ** 19.4% of this · £985k in 2025-26 · £4.94 per resident; similar councils £4.07 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £3.02 ** 9.5% of this · £479k in 2025-26 · £2.40 per resident; similar councils £4.12 · up 34.6% on 2024-25 - Building control £2.15 ** 6.7% of this · £341k in 2025-26 · £1.71 per resident; similar councils £1.23 · down 20.9% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.68 ** 2.1% of this · £108k in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident; similar councils £0.23 · up 45.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £26.77 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £4.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £8.59 ** 32.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.83 per resident; similar councils £6.95 · up 44.2% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £7.58 ** 28.3% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £6.02 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 14.2% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £5.34 ** 19.9% of this · £845k in 2025-26 · £4.24 per resident; similar councils £2.21 · down 34.2% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £3.75 ** 14.0% of this · £594k in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £0.38 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.76 ** 2.9% of this · £121k in 2025-26 · £0.61 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 4.0% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £0.74 ** 2.8% of this · £117k in 2025-26 · £0.59 per resident; similar councils £5.22 · down 4.1% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Telford and the Wrekin 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) - [Telford and Wrekin](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £8.20 of your bill goes to public health at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £16.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other public health £1.76 ** 21.5% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £3.27 · up 0.2% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £1.65 ** 20.2% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 10.9% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £1.45 ** 17.7% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 1.5% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.87 ** 10.6% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £8.66 per resident; similar councils £4.21 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.85 ** 10.4% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £8.48 per resident; similar councils £2.70 · down 9.3% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £0.80 ** 9.7% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £7.91 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 13.6% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.32 ** 3.9% of this · £630k in 2025-26 · £3.16 per resident; similar councils £2.21 · up 13.1% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.28 ** 3.4% of this · £555k in 2025-26 · £2.78 per resident; similar councils £3.20 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.22 ** 2.7% of this · £431k in 2025-26 · £2.16 per resident; similar councils £0.96 · up 8.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase £32.27 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 Telford and the Wrekin's adult social care spending of £102.8m 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. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £13.11 ** 40.6% of this precept · £41.8m in 2025-26 · £210 per resident; similar councils £144 · up 21.1% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £11.06 ** 34.3% of this precept · £35.3m in 2025-26 · £177 per resident; similar councils £149 · up 11.0% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £2.22 ** 6.9% of this precept · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £60 · up 4.8% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.15 ** 6.7% of this precept · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 18.0% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.53 ** 4.7% of this precept · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 8.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £1.48 ** 4.6% of this precept · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £37 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.37 ** 1.1% of this precept · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.92 per resident; similar councils £8.04 · down 22.3% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.20 ** 0.6% of this precept · £623k in 2025-26 · £3.12 per resident; similar councils £2.93 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.14 ** 0.4% of this precept · £455k in 2025-26 · £2.28 per resident; similar councils £4.02 · up 87.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £13.11 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £41.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £11.88 ** 90.6% of this · £37.9m in 2025-26 · £190 per resident; similar councils £127 · up 20.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.24 ** 9.4% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 28.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £11.06 of your bill goes to physical support at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £35.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £8.62 ** 77.9% of this · £27.5m in 2025-26 · £138 per resident; similar councils £107 · up 8.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.45 ** 22.1% of this · £7.8m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 19.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.15 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £6.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.01 ** 93.3% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 18.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.15 ** 6.7% of this · £463k in 2025-26 · £2.32 per resident; similar councils £1.78 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £1.48 of your bill goes to mental health support at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £4.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.84 ** 56.8% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.64 ** 43.2% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 6.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.20 of your bill goes to sensory support at Telford and the Wrekin. Here is how its £623k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.12 ** 59.4% of this · £370k in 2025-26 · £1.86 per resident; similar councils £1.94 · up 8.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.08 ** 40.6% of this · £253k in 2025-26 · £1.27 per resident; similar councils £1.28 · up 2.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £306.50 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 West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £310.3m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £124.44 of your bill goes to Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £122.72 ** 98.6% of this part · £28.2m in 2024-25 · £53 per resident; similar councils £54 · up 10.7% on 2023-24 - Running the council £1.72 ** 1.4% of this part · £396k in 2024-25 · £0.74 per resident; similar councils £1.06 · up 24.1% on 2023-24 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Cumbria PCC-FRA, Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Durham Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Wales Fire Authority, Bedfordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Yorkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £122.72 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £28.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £115.04 ** 93.7% of this · £26.4m in 2024-25 · £50 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 12.0% on 2023-24 - Community fire safety £7.19 ** 5.9% of this · £1.7m in 2024-25 · £3.10 per resident; similar councils £4.86 · down 7.4% on 2023-24 - Fire emergency planning £0.49 ** 0.4% of this · £112k in 2024-25 · £0.21 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 8.7% on 2023-24 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Telford and the Wrekin 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 | £5.0m | £25 | £13 | — | up 5.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£25Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road—Changeup 5.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £2.1m | £10 | £12 | £3,095 (similar: £4,824) | up 0.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£10Similar councils, per resident£12Per mile of road£3,095 (similar: £4,824)Changeup 0.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £2.1m | £11 | £21 | £3,175 (similar: £8,085) | up 4.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£21Per mile of road£3,175 (similar: £8,085)Changeup 4.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £2.0m | £9.93 | £11 | £2,942 (similar: £3,859) | down 0.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.93Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£2,942 (similar: £3,859)Changedown 0.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £157k | £0.79 | £9.70 | £233 (similar: £4,677) | up 248.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.79Similar councils, per resident£9.70Per mile of road£233 (similar: £4,677)Changeup 248.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £646k | £3.24 | £2.64 | £960 (similar: £656) | up 33.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.24Similar councils, per resident£2.64Per mile of road£960 (similar: £656)Changeup 33.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £665k | £3.34 | £6.51 | £988 (similar: £3,027) | down 2.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.34Similar councils, per resident£6.51Per mile of road£988 (similar: £3,027)Changedown 2.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | Miles of road: Department for Transport road lengths, 2025; locally managed major roads and all minor roads. More on [what council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#local-environment). ## What it adds up to | Service | Per resident | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | EducationDetails | £813 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £516 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £319 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £111 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Public healthDetails | £82 | £64 | | Median£64 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £52 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £46 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £34 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £25 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £21 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £19 | £9.20 | | Median£9.20 | | | - Telford and the Wrekin spent **33.7%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.1%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. ## 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 Telford and Wrekin](/council-tax/england/telford-and-wrekin/) and [everything else about Telford and Wrekin](/your-area/telford-and-wrekin/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Telford and Wrekin? A Band D bill of £2,256.26 is split between Telford and Wrekin, Telford and Wrekin: adult social care precept, this year's increase, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £649.41.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. 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