# Where your council tax goes in Trafford url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/trafford/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 Trafford Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Trafford** is **£2,291.70** for 2026-27, split between Trafford £1,816.11, Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase £34.43, Greater Manchester Police £285.30, Greater Manchester Combined Authority £153.95, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £1.91. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Trafford: **£678.32** of the bill. Council tax pays for 20% 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 - £2,291.70Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,816.11Goes to Trafford itself (79%) As of 6 April 2026 - £678.32Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 20.1%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. 1816.11 34.43 285.30 153.95 1.91 Trafford 79%Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Greater Manchester Police 12%Greater Manchester Combined Authority 7%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 0% 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 20.1%** of the money Trafford had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 20.1% £139.2m - Business rates 12.2% £84.6m - Government grants for specific services 45.7% £316.2m - Fees, charges and other income 22.0% £152.0m - Taken from reserves 0.0% £152k 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: £2,291.70 - [Trafford](#d-council) £1,816.11 ** Your council · 79.2% of the bill - [Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £34.43 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [Greater Manchester Police](#d-police) £285.30 ** Police · 12.4% of the bill - [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](#d-combined) £153.95 ** Combined authority (mayor) · 6.7% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £1.91 ** Parish or town council · under 0.1% 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) - Trafford ### Trafford £1,816.11 of your bill goes to Trafford. It is shared out below in proportion to how Trafford spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £678.32 ** 37.4% of this part · £107.3m in 2025-26 · £445 per resident; similar councils £475 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £382.34 ** 21.1% of this part · £60.5m in 2025-26 · £251 per resident; similar councils £349 · up 8.2% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £313.03 ** 17.2% of this part · £249.1m in 2025-26 · £1,034 per resident; similar councils £780 · up 9.7% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £138.63 ** 7.6% of this part · £21.9m in 2025-26 · £91 per resident; similar councils £58 · up 18.7% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £88.02 ** 4.8% of this part · £13.9m in 2025-26 · £58 per resident; similar councils £87 · down 5.1% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £69.16 ** 3.8% of this part · £10.9m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £102 · down 7.4% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £58.69 ** 3.2% of this part · £9.3m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £59 · down 2.2% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £37.74 ** 2.1% of this part · £6.0m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 101.8% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £29.35 ** 1.6% of this part · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 42.6% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £20.83 ** 1.1% of this part · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £31 · down 14.1% on 2024-25 Other services brought in £464k more than it cost in 2025-26, so it takes no share of your bill. Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£199.5m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 metropolitan borough councils closest in population: Tameside, Rochdale, Oldham, Barnsley, Barnsley, Solihull, North Tyneside, Calderdale, Rotherham, Wolverhampton. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £678.32 of your bill goes to adult social care at Trafford. Here is how its £107.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £248.14 ** 36.6% of this · £39.3m in 2025-26 · £163 per resident; similar councils £166 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £202.32 ** 29.8% of this · £32.0m in 2025-26 · £133 per resident; similar councils £125 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £91.31 ** 13.5% of this · £14.4m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £88.95 ** 13.1% of this · £14.1m in 2025-26 · £58 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 18.5% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £22.45 ** 3.3% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £10.33 ** 1.5% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £6.78 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 20.5% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £7.22 ** 1.1% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £4.74 per resident; similar councils £2.91 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £3.57 ** 0.5% of this · £565k in 2025-26 · £2.34 per resident; similar councils £1.78 · down 22.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £2.27 ** 0.3% of this · £359k in 2025-26 · £1.49 per resident; similar councils £3.86 · down 68.9% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £1.78 ** 0.3% of this · £281k in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £4.71 · down 3.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £248.14 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Trafford. Here is how its £39.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £232.75 ** 93.8% of this · £36.8m in 2025-26 · £153 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £15.39 ** 6.2% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 16.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £202.32 of your bill goes to physical support at Trafford. Here is how its £32.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £149.92 ** 74.1% of this · £23.7m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £90 · up 5.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £52.39 ** 25.9% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 9.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £88.95 of your bill goes to mental health support at Trafford. Here is how its £14.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £57.41 ** 64.5% of this · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 21.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £31.53 ** 35.5% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £9.22 · up 13.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £22.45 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Trafford. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £20.60 ** 91.8% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 4.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.85 ** 8.2% of this · £292k in 2025-26 · £1.21 per resident; similar councils £3.77 · up 23.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £3.57 of your bill goes to sensory support at Trafford. Here is how its £565k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.24 ** 62.7% of this · £354k in 2025-26 · £1.47 per resident; similar councils £0.86 · down 5.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.33 ** 37.3% of this · £211k in 2025-26 · £0.88 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · down 41.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £382.34 of your bill goes to children's social care at Trafford. Here is how its £60.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £221.39 ** 57.9% of this · £35.0m in 2025-26 · £145 per resident; similar councils £205 · up 16.5% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £85.41 ** 22.3% of this · £13.5m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £79 · down 1.9% on 2024-25 - Family support £33.92 ** 8.9% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £21.83 ** 5.7% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £7.74 ** 2.0% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.08 per resident; similar councils £8.55 · down 1.4% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £6.70 ** 1.8% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £4.40 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · up 5.2% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £5.34 ** 1.4% of this · £845k in 2025-26 · £3.51 per resident; similar councils £5.46 · down 39.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Education ### Education £313.03 of your bill goes to education at Trafford. Here is how its £249.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £141.34 ** 45.2% of this · £112.5m in 2025-26 · £467 per resident; similar councils £254 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £53.97 ** 17.2% of this · £42.9m in 2025-26 · £178 per resident; similar councils £81 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £48.85 ** 15.6% of this · £38.9m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 59.3% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £38.46 ** 12.3% of this · £30.6m in 2025-26 · £127 per resident; similar councils £157 · up 15.7% on 2024-25 - Other education £18.27 ** 5.8% of this · £14.5m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £84 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £12.15 ** 3.9% of this · £9.7m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £138.63 of your bill goes to running the council at Trafford. Here is how its £21.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other central services £82.33 ** 59.4% of this · £13.0m in 2025-26 · £54 per resident; similar councils £0.23 · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £22.08 ** 15.9% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £6.91 · up 21.9% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £14.41 ** 10.4% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £9.46 per resident; similar councils £1.43 · down 13.6% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £6.28 ** 4.5% of this · £994k in 2025-26 · £4.12 per resident; similar councils £6.48 · up 26.8% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £5.15 ** 3.7% of this · £814k in 2025-26 · £3.38 per resident; similar councils £3.43 · down 7.6% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £3.61 ** 2.6% of this · £571k in 2025-26 · £2.37 per resident; similar councils £21 - Elections and electoral registration £3.17 ** 2.3% of this · £502k in 2025-26 · £2.08 per resident; similar councils £2.12 · down 39.7% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.49 ** 1.1% of this · £235k in 2025-26 · £0.98 per resident; similar councils £0.57 · up 27.0% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £0.12 ** under 0.1% of this · £19k in 2025-26 · £0.08 per resident; similar councils £0.05 · down 38.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £88.02 of your bill goes to public health at Trafford. Here is how its £13.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £29.03 ** 33.0% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 0.1% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £15.39 ** 17.5% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 7.6% on 2024-25 - Other public health £12.15 ** 13.8% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £7.98 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 11.4% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £11.25 ** 12.8% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £7.39 per resident; similar councils £9.34 · down 4.7% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £9.41 ** 10.7% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £6.18 per resident; similar councils £5.92 · down 6.1% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £8.75 ** 9.9% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £5.74 per resident; similar councils £3.54 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £1.80 ** 2.0% of this · £284k in 2025-26 · £1.18 per resident; similar councils £3.23 · down 19.3% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.15 ** 0.2% of this · £23k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £4.65 · down 20.7% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.10 ** 0.1% of this · £16k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £1.81 · down 76.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £69.16 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Trafford. Here is how its £10.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Recycling and waste minimisation £27.10 ** 39.2% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £19.57 ** 28.3% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £7.09 ** 10.2% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.09 per resident; similar councils £4.71 · up 11.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £5.69 ** 8.2% of this · £984k in 2025-26 · £4.08 per resident; similar councils £6.91 · down 11.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £4.38 ** 6.3% of this · £757k in 2025-26 · £3.14 per resident; similar councils £0.06 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £2.80 ** 4.0% of this · £484k in 2025-26 · £2.01 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · up 27.0% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £2.40 ** 3.5% of this · £415k in 2025-26 · £1.72 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 79.0% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.14 ** 0.2% of this · £24k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £0.02 · down 7.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £58.69 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Trafford. Here is how its £9.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £20.23 ** 34.5% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - Libraries £15.06 ** 25.7% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £9.88 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 8.5% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £11.93 ** 20.3% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £7.83 per resident; similar councils £5.93 · down 14.3% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £10.18 ** 17.4% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £6.69 per resident; similar councils £9.21 · up 5.0% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.75 ** 1.3% of this · £118k in 2025-26 · £0.49 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 35.6% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £0.54 ** 0.9% of this · £86k in 2025-26 · £0.36 per resident; similar councils £2.15 · down 3.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £37.74 of your bill goes to planning and development at Trafford. Here is how its £6.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £17.45 ** 46.2% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £9.66 · up 937.6% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £9.42 ** 25.0% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £6.19 per resident; similar councils £0.80 · up 30.8% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £7.69 ** 20.4% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.05 per resident; similar councils £2.47 · up 11.8% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £1.83 ** 4.9% of this · £290k in 2025-26 · £1.20 per resident; similar councils £0.71 · no change on 2024-25 - Building control £1.34 ** 3.6% of this · £212k in 2025-26 · £0.88 per resident; similar councils £0.82 · up 21.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £29.35 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Trafford. Here is how its £4.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £21.23 ** 72.3% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 63.7% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £6.31 ** 21.5% of this · £999k in 2025-26 · £4.15 per resident; similar councils £7.33 · up 13.3% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £1.81 ** 6.2% of this · £286k in 2025-26 · £1.19 per resident; similar councils £0.54 · down 11.2% 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. Trafford 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) - [Trafford](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £20.83 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Trafford. Here is how its £3.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £8.72 ** 41.9% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £9.25 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 28.6% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £6.54 ** 31.4% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £6.93 per resident; similar councils £8.65 · down 15.3% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £3.12 ** 15.0% of this · £796k in 2025-26 · £3.30 per resident; similar councils £1.12 · up 9.3% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £1.76 ** 8.5% of this · £450k in 2025-26 · £1.87 per resident; similar councils £3.02 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £0.70 ** 3.3% of this · £178k in 2025-26 · £0.74 per resident; similar councils £1.00 · down 66.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £8.72 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Trafford. Here is how its £2.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £7.18 ** 82.3% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £7.61 per resident; similar councils £1.71 · up 34.3% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £1.54 ** 17.7% of this · £394k in 2025-26 · £1.63 per resident; similar councils £1.84 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase £34.43 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 Trafford's adult social care spending of £107.3m 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. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £12.59 ** 36.6% of this precept · £39.3m in 2025-26 · £163 per resident; similar councils £166 · up 9.9% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £10.27 ** 29.8% of this precept · £32.0m in 2025-26 · £133 per resident; similar councils £125 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £4.63 ** 13.5% of this precept · £14.4m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £4.51 ** 13.1% of this precept · £14.1m in 2025-26 · £58 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 18.5% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £1.14 ** 3.3% of this precept · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £0.52 ** 1.5% of this precept · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £6.78 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 20.5% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.37 ** 1.1% of this precept · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £4.74 per resident; similar councils £2.91 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.18 ** 0.5% of this precept · £565k in 2025-26 · £2.34 per resident; similar councils £1.78 · down 22.9% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.12 ** 0.3% of this precept · £359k in 2025-26 · £1.49 per resident; similar councils £3.86 · down 68.9% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.09 ** 0.3% of this precept · £281k in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £4.71 · down 3.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £12.59 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Trafford. Here is how its £39.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £11.81 ** 93.8% of this · £36.8m in 2025-26 · £153 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.78 ** 6.2% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 16.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £10.27 of your bill goes to physical support at Trafford. Here is how its £32.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £7.61 ** 74.1% of this · £23.7m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £90 · up 5.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.66 ** 25.9% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 9.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £4.51 of your bill goes to mental health support at Trafford. Here is how its £14.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.91 ** 64.5% of this · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 21.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.60 ** 35.5% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £9.22 · up 13.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.14 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Trafford. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.05 ** 91.8% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 4.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.09 ** 8.2% of this · £292k in 2025-26 · £1.21 per resident; similar councils £3.77 · up 23.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.18 of your bill goes to sensory support at Trafford. Here is how its £565k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.11 ** 62.7% of this · £354k in 2025-26 · £1.47 per resident; similar councils £0.86 · down 5.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.07 ** 37.3% of this · £211k in 2025-26 · £0.88 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · down 41.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Greater Manchester Police ### Greater Manchester Police £285.30 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Greater Manchester Police's adult social care spending of £974.0m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Greater Manchester Combined Authority ### Greater Manchester Combined Authority £153.95 of your bill goes to Greater Manchester Combined Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Greater Manchester Combined Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - Roads and transport £64.37 ** 41.8% of this part · £377.3m in 2025-26 · £125 per resident · up 9.4% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-combined~planning-development) £38.36 ** 24.9% of this part · £224.8m in 2025-26 · £75 per resident · up 2.8% on 2024-25 - Fire and rescue £25.78 ** 16.7% of this part · £151.1m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Environment and regulation £19.68 ** 12.8% of this part · £115.4m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - Running the council £2.74 ** 1.8% of this part · £16.0m in 2025-26 · £5.31 per resident · down 54.0% on 2024-25 - Housing (not council homes) £2.17 ** 1.4% of this part · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £4.21 per resident · up 83.9% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-combined). - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £0.85 ** 0.5% of this part · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £1.64 per resident · up 10.3% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Greater Manchester Combined Authority reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2025-26: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). No similar-council comparison: no comparison: no other body does the same mix of things. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £38.36 of your bill goes to planning and development at Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Here is how its £224.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £37.64 ** 98.1% of this · £220.6m in 2025-26 · £73 per resident · up 1.8% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.72 ** 1.9% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £1.40 per resident · up 99.6% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Trafford 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 | £3.2m | £13 | £21 | — | up 7.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£13Similar councils, per resident£21Per mile of road—Changeup 7.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £3.4m | £14 | £14 | £6,677 (similar: £6,517) | up 3.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£14Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road£6,677 (similar: £6,517)Changeup 3.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £2.2m | £9.25 | £11 | £4,394 (similar: £6,791) | up 28.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.25Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£4,394 (similar: £6,791)Changeup 28.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £1.8m | £7.61 | £3.41 | £3,617 (similar: £1,613) | up 34.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.61Similar councils, per resident£3.41Per mile of road£3,617 (similar: £1,613)Changeup 34.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £394k | £1.63 | £1.84 | £777 (similar: £881) | up 7.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.63Similar councils, per resident£1.84Per mile of road£777 (similar: £881)Changeup 7.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £450k | £1.87 | £3.02 | £888 (similar: £1,312) | up 3.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.87Similar councils, per resident£3.02Per mile of road£888 (similar: £1,312)Changeup 3.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.7m | £6.93 | £8.65 | £3,296 (similar: £4,938) | down 15.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.93Similar councils, per resident£8.65Per mile of road£3,296 (similar: £4,938)Changedown 15.3% 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 | £1,034 | £869 | | Median£869 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £445 | £482 | | Median£482 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £251 | £340 | | Median£340 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £91 | £59 | | Median£59 | | | | Public healthDetails | £58 | £93 | | Median£93 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £45 | £93 | | Median£93 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £39 | £50 | | Median£50 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £25 | £29 | | Median£29 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £19 | £39 | | Median£39 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £14 | £29 | | Median£29 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £-1.93 | £0.52 | | Median£0.52 | | | - Trafford spent **35.4%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for metropolitan borough councils: 33.6%); 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 Trafford](/council-tax/england/trafford/) and [everything else about Trafford](/your-area/trafford/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Trafford? A Band D bill of £2,291.70 is split between Trafford, Trafford: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £678.32.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 Trafford](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/trafford/) - [Back to Trafford: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/trafford/) - [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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