# Where your council tax goes in Walsall url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/walsall/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 Walsall Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Walsall** is **£2,627.48** for 2026-27, split between Walsall £2,254.02, Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase £43.77, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £244.50, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority £85.19. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Walsall: **£773.21** of the bill. Council tax pays for 18% 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 - £2,627.48Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £2,254.02Goes to Walsall itself (86%) As of 6 April 2026 - £773.21Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 18.4%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. 2254.02 43.77 244.50 85.19 Walsall 86%Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 9%West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority 3% ## 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 18.4%** of the money Walsall had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 18.4% £162.8m - Business rates 15.4% £136.1m - Government grants for specific services 45.8% £405.0m - Fees, charges and other income 18.1% £160.1m - Taken from reserves 2.2% £19.5m 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: £2,627.48 - [Walsall](#d-council) £2,254.02 ** Your council · 85.8% of the bill - [Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £43.77 ** Adult social care precept · 1.7% of the bill - [West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £244.50 ** Police · 9.3% of the bill - [West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £85.19 ** Fire and rescue · 3.2% of the bill - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Walsall ### Walsall £2,254.02 of your bill goes to Walsall. It is shared out below in proportion to how Walsall spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £773.21 ** 34.3% of this part · £148.0m in 2025-26 · £501 per resident; similar councils £496 · up 14.7% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £602.88 ** 26.7% of this part · £115.4m in 2025-26 · £390 per resident; similar councils £328 · up 14.6% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £297.98 ** 13.2% of this part · £257.0m in 2025-26 · £869 per resident; similar councils £824 · down 3.9% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £153.66 ** 6.8% of this part · £29.4m in 2025-26 · £99 per resident; similar councils £77 · up 17.6% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £119.15 ** 5.3% of this part · £22.8m in 2025-26 · £77 per resident; similar councils £62 · down 22.1% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £81.57 ** 3.6% of this part · £15.6m in 2025-26 · £53 per resident; similar councils £49 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £78.26 ** 3.5% of this part · £15.0m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 0.7% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £71.19 ** 3.2% of this part · £13.6m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 38.9% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £60.23 ** 2.7% of this part · £11.5m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £39 · down 7.0% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £14.94 ** 0.7% of this part · £24.1m in 2025-26 · £81 per resident; similar councils £95 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - Other services £0.96 ** under 0.1% of this part · £183k in 2025-26 · £0.62 per resident; similar councils £0.21 · down 69.3% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£200.0m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£21.2m) 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: Salford, Sefton, Sunderland, Stockport, Bolton, Wolverhampton, Rotherham, Newcastle, Doncaster, Wirral. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £773.21 of your bill goes to adult social care at Walsall. Here is how its £148.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £299.45 ** 38.7% of this · £57.3m in 2025-26 · £194 per resident; similar councils £158 · up 21.7% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £176.73 ** 22.9% of this · £33.8m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £168 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £91.50 ** 11.8% of this · £17.5m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 46.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £71.91 ** 9.3% of this · £13.8m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £55.05 ** 7.1% of this · £10.5m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 10.8% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £36.10 ** 4.7% of this · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £21.94 ** 2.8% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £8.13 · down 13.7% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £10.28 ** 1.3% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £6.65 per resident; similar councils £1.33 · up 149.7% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £5.65 ** 0.7% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.66 per resident; similar councils £2.25 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £4.60 ** 0.6% of this · £881k in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £1.60 · up 40.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £299.45 of your bill goes to physical support at Walsall. Here is how its £57.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £240.85 ** 80.4% of this · £46.1m in 2025-26 · £156 per resident; similar councils £126 · up 20.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £58.60 ** 19.6% of this · £11.2m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 26.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £176.73 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Walsall. Here is how its £33.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £146.49 ** 82.9% of this · £28.0m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £158 · down 0.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £30.23 ** 17.1% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 38.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £91.50 of your bill goes to mental health support at Walsall. Here is how its £17.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £57.38 ** 62.7% of this · £11.0m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 68.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £34.12 ** 37.3% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 19.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £36.10 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Walsall. Here is how its £6.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £31.99 ** 88.6% of this · £6.1m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £4.11 ** 11.4% of this · £786k in 2025-26 · £2.66 per resident; similar councils £1.99 · down 18.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £4.60 of your bill goes to sensory support at Walsall. Here is how its £881k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £3.00 ** 65.3% of this · £575k in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident; similar councils £1.09 · up 13.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.60 ** 34.7% of this · £306k in 2025-26 · £1.03 per resident; similar councils £0.59 · up 152.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £602.88 of your bill goes to children's social care at Walsall. Here is how its £115.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £345.00 ** 57.2% of this · £66.0m in 2025-26 · £223 per resident; similar councils £180 · up 13.8% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £143.39 ** 23.8% of this · £27.4m in 2025-26 · £93 per resident; similar councils £75 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - Family support £91.67 ** 15.2% of this · £17.5m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 37.7% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £7.92 ** 1.3% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £5.13 per resident; similar councils £6.34 · down 14.1% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £7.26 ** 1.2% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £4.70 per resident; similar councils £2.82 · up 651.4% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £5.22 ** 0.9% of this · £999k in 2025-26 · £3.38 per resident; similar councils £8.19 - Services for young people £2.42 ** 0.4% of this · £464k in 2025-26 · £1.57 per resident; similar councils £7.33 · up 91.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Education ### Education £297.98 of your bill goes to education at Walsall. Here is how its £257.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £140.30 ** 47.1% of this · £121.0m in 2025-26 · £409 per resident; similar councils £310 · down 15.1% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £65.71 ** 22.1% of this · £56.7m in 2025-26 · £192 per resident; similar councils £137 · up 15.8% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £47.59 ** 16.0% of this · £41.0m in 2025-26 · £139 per resident; similar councils £155 · up 15.3% on 2024-25 - Other education £22.53 ** 7.6% of this · £19.4m in 2025-26 · £66 per resident; similar councils £75 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £19.14 ** 6.4% of this · £16.5m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £111 · down 5.3% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £2.70 ** 0.9% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £7.88 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 37.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £153.66 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Walsall. Here is how its £29.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £52.43 ** 34.1% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 31.8% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £29.53 ** 19.2% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £25.14 ** 16.4% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 2.2% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £19.05 ** 12.4% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £11.70 ** 7.6% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £7.72 per resident; similar councils £5.65 · up 17.8% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £9.40 ** 6.1% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £6.21 per resident; similar councils £7.05 · up 36.8% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £3.68 ** 2.4% of this · £718k in 2025-26 · £2.43 per resident; similar councils £0.62 · up 50.5% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £2.19 ** 1.4% of this · £427k in 2025-26 · £1.44 per resident; similar councils £0.97 · up 48.8% on 2024-25 - Trade waste £0.30 ** 0.2% of this · £58k in 2025-26 · £0.20 per resident; similar councils £-1.22 · down 9.4% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £0.25 ** 0.2% of this · £49k in 2025-26 · £0.17 per resident; similar councils £0.13 · down 50.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £119.15 of your bill goes to running the council at Walsall. Here is how its £22.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £34.12 ** 28.6% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 31.8% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £32.49 ** 27.3% of this · £6.3m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £6.49 · down 14.8% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £27.52 ** 23.1% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 9.5% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £9.04 ** 7.6% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £5.88 per resident; similar councils £7.82 · down 32.9% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £7.77 ** 6.5% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £5.06 per resident; similar councils £2.25 · down 32.8% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £3.35 ** 2.8% of this · £644k in 2025-26 · £2.18 per resident; similar councils £3.05 · down 6.7% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £2.70 ** 2.3% of this · £519k in 2025-26 · £1.76 per resident; similar councils £-0.09 · down 23.6% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £2.17 ** 1.8% of this · £417k in 2025-26 · £1.41 per resident; similar councils £0.58 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £81.57 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Walsall. Here is how its £15.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £21.99 ** 27.0% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £8.74 · down 0.3% on 2024-25 - Libraries £18.92 ** 23.2% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £18.84 ** 23.1% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £8.15 · down 10.4% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £17.29 ** 21.2% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 8.1% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £4.52 ** 5.5% of this · £866k in 2025-26 · £2.93 per resident; similar councils £0.48 · down 17.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £78.26 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Walsall. Here is how its £15.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £34.25 ** 43.8% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £28.14 ** 36.0% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £9.32 · down 4.8% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £13.01 ** 16.6% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £8.45 per resident; similar councils £2.42 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £1.90 ** 2.4% of this · £365k in 2025-26 · £1.23 per resident; similar councils £2.84 · up 21.3% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £0.96 ** 1.2% of this · £185k in 2025-26 · £0.63 per resident; similar councils £4.67 · down 47.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £34.25 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Walsall. Here is how its £6.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £32.17 ** 93.9% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £6.93 · up 3.4% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £2.08 ** 6.1% of this · £399k in 2025-26 · £1.35 per resident; similar councils £5.65 · up 30.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £71.19 of your bill goes to planning and development at Walsall. Here is how its £13.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £42.23 ** 59.3% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 47.6% on 2024-25 - Community development £12.61 ** 17.7% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £8.16 per resident; similar councils £6.61 · down 20.7% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £7.22 ** 10.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £4.68 per resident; similar councils £1.04 · down 43.6% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £7.03 ** 9.9% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.55 per resident; similar councils £2.89 · up 55.5% on 2024-25 - Building control £2.08 ** 2.9% of this · £398k in 2025-26 · £1.35 per resident; similar councils £0.78 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.02 ** under 0.1% of this · £4k in 2025-26 · £0.01 per resident; similar councils £0.23 · down 97.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £60.23 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Walsall. Here is how its £11.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £24.21 ** 40.2% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £20.55 ** 34.1% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £5.18 · down 8.0% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £13.81 ** 22.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £8.94 per resident; similar councils £4.67 · down 7.6% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £0.74 ** 1.2% of this · £142k in 2025-26 · £0.48 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · no change on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £0.48 ** 0.8% of this · £92k in 2025-26 · £0.31 per resident; similar councils £0.36 · down 81.5% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.43 ** 0.7% of this · £83k in 2025-26 · £0.28 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 56.6% 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. Walsall 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) - [Walsall](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £14.94 of your bill goes to public health at Walsall. Here is how its £24.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £3.04 ** 20.3% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £2.99 ** 20.0% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 3.3% on 2024-25 - Other public health £2.67 ** 17.9% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.73 ** 11.5% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £9.40 per resident; similar councils £9.88 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £1.66 ** 11.1% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £9.05 per resident; similar councils £6.84 · up 27.4% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £1.06 ** 7.1% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £5.76 per resident; similar councils £7.74 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.75 ** 5.0% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £4.07 per resident; similar councils £3.94 · up 1.0% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.58 ** 3.9% of this · £933k in 2025-26 · £3.15 per resident; similar councils £1.63 · up 19.2% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.47 ** 3.2% of this · £761k in 2025-26 · £2.57 per resident; similar councils £3.31 · up 33.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase £43.77 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 Walsall's adult social care spending of £148.0m 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. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £16.95 ** 38.7% of this precept · £57.3m in 2025-26 · £194 per resident; similar councils £158 · up 21.7% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £10.00 ** 22.9% of this precept · £33.8m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £168 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £5.18 ** 11.8% of this precept · £17.5m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 46.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £4.07 ** 9.3% of this precept · £13.8m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £3.12 ** 7.1% of this precept · £10.5m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 10.8% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.04 ** 4.7% of this precept · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 2.5% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £1.24 ** 2.8% of this precept · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £8.13 · down 13.7% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.58 ** 1.3% of this precept · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £6.65 per resident; similar councils £1.33 · up 149.7% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.32 ** 0.7% of this precept · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.66 per resident; similar councils £2.25 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.26 ** 0.6% of this precept · £881k in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £1.60 · up 40.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £16.95 of your bill goes to physical support at Walsall. Here is how its £57.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £13.63 ** 80.4% of this · £46.1m in 2025-26 · £156 per resident; similar councils £126 · up 20.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.32 ** 19.6% of this · £11.2m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 26.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £10.00 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Walsall. Here is how its £33.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £8.29 ** 82.9% of this · £28.0m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £158 · down 0.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.71 ** 17.1% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 38.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £5.18 of your bill goes to mental health support at Walsall. Here is how its £17.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £3.25 ** 62.7% of this · £11.0m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 68.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.93 ** 37.3% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 19.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.04 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Walsall. Here is how its £6.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.81 ** 88.6% of this · £6.1m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.23 ** 11.4% of this · £786k in 2025-26 · £2.66 per resident; similar councils £1.99 · down 18.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.26 of your bill goes to sensory support at Walsall. Here is how its £881k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.17 ** 65.3% of this · £575k in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident; similar councils £1.09 · up 13.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.09 ** 34.7% of this · £306k in 2025-26 · £1.03 per resident; similar councils £0.59 · up 152.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £244.50 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 Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £937.6m 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) - West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority ### West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority £85.19 of your bill goes to West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £83.79 ** 98.4% of this part · £137.8m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 5.8% on 2024-25 - Running the council £1.40 ** 1.6% of this part · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £0.76 per resident; similar councils £0.64 · down 14.0% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority, Kent Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Devon and Somerset Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Lancashire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, South Wales Fire Authority, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £83.79 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £137.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £73.15 ** 87.3% of this · £120.3m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £10.60 ** 12.6% of this · £17.4m in 2025-26 · £5.76 per resident; similar councils £4.91 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.04 ** under 0.1% of this · £65k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £0.15 · down 67.3% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Walsall 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 | £3.3m | £11 | £15 | — | up 8.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road—Changeup 8.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £4.9m | £17 | £13 | £9,057 (similar: £7,096) | up 2.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road£9,057 (similar: £7,096)Changeup 2.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £6.6m | £22 | £13 | £12,133 (similar: £6,396) | up 4.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£22Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road£12,133 (similar: £6,396)Changeup 4.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £6.2m | £21 | £7.80 | £11,397 (similar: £3,028) | up 3.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£21Similar councils, per resident£7.80Per mile of road£11,397 (similar: £3,028)Changeup 3.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £399k | £1.35 | £5.65 | £736 (similar: £2,640) | up 30.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.35Similar councils, per resident£5.65Per mile of road£736 (similar: £2,640)Changeup 30.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £365k | £1.23 | £2.84 | £673 (similar: £1,291) | up 21.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.23Similar councils, per resident£2.84Per mile of road£673 (similar: £1,291)Changeup 21.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £5.4m | £18 | £9.32 | £9,967 (similar: £4,805) | down 4.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£18Similar councils, per resident£9.32Per mile of road£9,967 (similar: £4,805)Changedown 4.8% 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 | £869 | £872 | | Median£872 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £501 | £480 | | Median£480 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £390 | £337 | | Median£337 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £99 | £92 | | Median£92 | | | | Public healthDetails | £81 | £93 | | Median£93 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £77 | £59 | | Median£59 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £53 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £51 | £29 | | Median£29 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £46 | £28 | | Median£28 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £39 | £39 | | Median£39 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £0.62 | £0.34 | | Median£0.34 | | | - Walsall spent **39.6%** 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 Walsall](/council-tax/england/walsall/) and [everything else about Walsall](/your-area/walsall/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Walsall? A Band D bill of £2,627.48 is split between Walsall, Walsall: adult social care precept, this year's increase, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority. In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £773.21.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 Walsall](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/walsall/) - [Back to Walsall: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/walsall/) - [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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