# Where your council tax goes in Westmorland and Furness url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/westmorland-and-furness/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 Westmorland and Furness Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Westmorland and Furness** is **£2,507.99** for 2026-27, split between Westmorland and Furness £1,976.42, Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase £38.31, Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £338.94, Cumbria PCC-FRA £103.14, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £51.18. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Westmorland and Furness: **£726.16** of the bill. Council tax pays for 27% 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 - £2,507.99Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,976.42Goes to Westmorland and Furness itself (79%) As of 6 April 2026 - £726.16Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 26.7%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. 1976.42 38.31 338.94 103.14 51.18 Westmorland and Furness 79%Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 14%Cumbria PCC-FRA 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 2% Parish precepts differ from parish to parish; this is the average across the area, and a home outside any parish pays none. ## And where does that bit go? Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share. ### Where the rest comes from **Council tax pays for 26.7%** of the money Westmorland and Furness had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 26.7% £184.5m - Business rates 9.1% £63.0m - General government grant 1.4% £9.4m - Government grants for specific services 38.1% £263.3m - Fees, charges and other income 22.9% £158.3m - Taken from reserves 1.8% £12.4m 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: £2,507.99 - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) £1,976.42 ** Your council · 78.8% of the bill - [Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £38.31 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £338.94 ** Police · 13.5% of the bill - [Cumbria PCC-FRA](#d-fire) £103.14 ** Fire and rescue · 4.1% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £51.18 ** Parish or town council · 2.0% 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) - Westmorland and Furness ### Westmorland and Furness £1,976.42 of your bill goes to Westmorland and Furness. It is shared out below in proportion to how Westmorland and Furness spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £726.16 ** 36.7% of this part · £120.3m in 2025-26 · £520 per resident; similar councils £419 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £372.50 ** 18.8% of this part · £61.7m in 2025-26 · £267 per resident; similar councils £314 · up 17.3% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £345.55 ** 17.5% of this part · £57.2m in 2025-26 · £247 per resident; similar councils £92 · up 35.4% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £194.91 ** 9.9% of this part · £194.8m in 2025-26 · £842 per resident; similar councils £649 · up 0.6% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £106.68 ** 5.4% of this part · £17.7m in 2025-26 · £76 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 10.9% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £98.27 ** 5.0% of this part · £16.3m in 2025-26 · £70 per resident; similar councils £30 · down 14.4% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £78.92 ** 4.0% of this part · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £57 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £24.88 ** 1.3% of this part · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 15.5% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £15.46 ** 0.8% of this part · £11.4m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £66 · up 34.3% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £13.10 ** 0.7% of this part · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £9.38 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£162.5m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£8.9m) 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: North Somerset, Luton, Peterborough, Swindon, Warrington, Portsmouth, York, Stockton-on-Tees, Southampton, Bath and North East Somerset. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £726.16 of your bill goes to adult social care at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £120.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £397.71 ** 54.8% of this · £72.7m in 2025-26 · £314 per resident; similar councils £126 · up 56.6% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £166.73 ** 23.0% of this · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £132 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £71.02 ** 9.8% of this · £13.0m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 60.6% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £46.69 ** 6.4% of this · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 62.1% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £18.45 ** 2.5% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £7.68 · up 289.8% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £13.78 ** 1.9% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 78.4% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £6.68 ** 0.9% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.28 per resident; similar councils £3.95 · up 11.6% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £2.75 ** 0.4% of this · £503k in 2025-26 · £2.17 per resident; similar councils £4.50 · down 11.4% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £2.35 ** 0.3% of this · £429k in 2025-26 · £1.85 per resident; similar councils £2.76 · up 22.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £397.71 of your bill goes to physical support at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £72.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £346.95 ** 87.2% of this · £63.4m in 2025-26 · £274 per resident; similar councils £94 · up 62.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £50.76 ** 12.8% of this · £9.3m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 24.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £166.73 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £30.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £153.53 ** 92.1% of this · £28.1m in 2025-26 · £121 per resident; similar councils £131 · up 1.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £13.20 ** 7.9% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 29.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £71.02 of your bill goes to mental health support at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £13.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £46.06 ** 64.8% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 89.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £24.96 ** 35.2% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 25.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £46.69 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £8.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £44.42 ** 95.1% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 61.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.27 ** 4.9% of this · £415k in 2025-26 · £1.79 per resident; similar councils £3.73 · up 68.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £2.35 of your bill goes to sensory support at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £429k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.30 ** 97.9% of this · £420k in 2025-26 · £1.82 per resident; similar councils £0.93 · up 58.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.05 ** 2.1% of this · £9k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £1.72 · down 89.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £372.50 of your bill goes to children's social care at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £61.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £237.46 ** 63.7% of this · £39.3m in 2025-26 · £170 per resident; similar councils £162 · up 24.5% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £48.07 ** 12.9% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £64 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - Family support £40.79 ** 11.0% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 9.8% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £21.74 ** 5.8% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £5.85 · no change on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £12.07 ** 3.2% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £8.64 per resident; similar councils £8.84 · up 11.5% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £7.83 ** 2.1% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £5.61 per resident; similar councils £5.57 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £4.55 ** 1.2% of this · £753k in 2025-26 · £3.26 per resident; similar councils £1.99 · up 14.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £345.55 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £57.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £160.49 ** 46.4% of this · £26.6m in 2025-26 · £115 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 21.8% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £94.43 ** 27.3% of this · £15.6m in 2025-26 · £68 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 49.0% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £20.66 ** 6.0% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £0.07 · up 232.3% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £19.98 ** 5.8% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 24.3% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £16.18 ** 4.7% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 13.6% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £15.86 ** 4.6% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £6.64 · down 6.5% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £10.45 ** 3.0% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £7.48 per resident; similar councils £6.17 · up 323.2% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £3.91 ** 1.1% of this · £647k in 2025-26 · £2.80 per resident; similar councils £2.22 · up 46.4% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £1.40 ** 0.4% of this · £232k in 2025-26 · £1.00 per resident; similar councils £0.27 · up 12.6% on 2024-25 - Cemeteries and crematoria £1.38 ** 0.4% of this · £229k in 2025-26 · £0.99 per resident; similar councils £-2.89 · up 3716.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £0.80 ** 0.2% of this · £132k in 2025-26 · £0.57 per resident; similar councils £2.01 · up 187.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Education ### Education £194.91 of your bill goes to education at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £194.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £70.60 ** 36.2% of this · £70.6m in 2025-26 · £305 per resident; similar councils £183 · down 13.8% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £36.70 ** 18.8% of this · £36.7m in 2025-26 · £159 per resident; similar councils £87 · up 1.2% on 2024-25 - Other education £31.99 ** 16.4% of this · £32.0m in 2025-26 · £138 per resident; similar councils £74 · down 7.1% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £30.10 ** 15.4% of this · £30.1m in 2025-26 · £130 per resident; similar councils £155 · up 83.3% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £19.76 ** 10.1% of this · £19.7m in 2025-26 · £85 per resident; similar councils £114 · down 7.4% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £5.76 ** 3.0% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 68.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £106.68 of your bill goes to planning and development at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £17.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £40.38 ** 37.9% of this · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £3.89 · down 38.8% on 2024-25 - Community development £34.37 ** 32.2% of this · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £4.61 - Planning applications (development management) £14.90 ** 14.0% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £1.55 · up 25.5% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £14.65 ** 13.7% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £3.25 · down 3.3% on 2024-25 - Building control £1.74 ** 1.6% of this · £288k in 2025-26 · £1.25 per resident; similar councils £0.77 · down 38.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.63 ** 0.6% of this · £105k in 2025-26 · £0.45 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · up 78.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £98.27 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £16.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Concessionary bus fares £27.27 ** 27.7% of this · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 16.0% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £19.22 ** 19.6% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £2.11 · up 12.9% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £15.59 ** 15.9% of this · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £3.70 · up 15.2% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £13.80 ** 14.0% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £2.45 · down 4.3% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £11.16 ** 11.4% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £7.54 · up 19.9% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £8.42 ** 8.6% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £7.62 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 76.6% on 2024-25 - Other transport (airports, harbours, tolls) £1.99 ** 2.0% of this · £416k in 2025-26 · £1.80 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 149.1% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £0.82 ** 0.8% of this · £171k in 2025-26 · £0.74 per resident; similar councils £1.61 · up 20.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £8.42 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £1.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £6.62 ** 78.7% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.00 per resident; similar councils £3.85 · down 80.6% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £1.80 ** 21.3% of this · £376k in 2025-26 · £1.63 per resident; similar councils £8.90 · down 1.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £78.92 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £13.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £35.43 ** 44.9% of this · £5.9m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 29.6% on 2024-25 - Libraries £18.92 ** 24.0% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 18.3% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £15.27 ** 19.4% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £5.14 · down 17.5% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £8.42 ** 10.7% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.03 per resident; similar councils £5.02 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £0.83 ** 1.0% of this · £137k in 2025-26 · £0.59 per resident; similar councils £0.70 · down 7.4% on 2024-25 - Tourism £0.05 ** under 0.1% of this · £9k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 88.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £24.88 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £4.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £18.28 ** 73.5% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 70.4% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £3.97 ** 15.9% of this · £657k in 2025-26 · £2.84 per resident; similar councils £1.21 · up 63.0% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £2.28 ** 9.1% of this · £377k in 2025-26 · £1.63 per resident; similar councils £1.16 · down 72.8% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £0.36 ** 1.4% of this · £59k in 2025-26 · £0.26 per resident; similar councils £5.12 **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. Westmorland and Furness's Housing Revenue Account took in £13.3m and spent £13.8m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £15.46 of your bill goes to public health at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £11.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £4.07 ** 26.3% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 14.6% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £4.02 ** 26.0% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 4141.4% on 2024-25 - Other public health £2.10 ** 13.6% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £6.70 per resident; similar councils £6.00 · up 23.8% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.71 ** 11.1% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £5.46 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 16.2% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.81 ** 5.3% of this · £600k in 2025-26 · £2.59 per resident; similar councils £1.07 · up 84.6% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.78 ** 5.0% of this · £576k in 2025-26 · £2.49 per resident; similar councils £4.07 · down 74.6% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.76 ** 4.9% of this · £563k in 2025-26 · £2.43 per resident; similar councils £2.87 · up 33.4% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.61 ** 4.0% of this · £454k in 2025-26 · £1.96 per resident; similar councils £3.61 · up 115.2% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.60 ** 3.9% of this · £441k in 2025-26 · £1.91 per resident; similar councils £3.46 · up 79.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £13.10 of your bill goes to running the council at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £2.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Coroners' and other courts £5.42 ** 41.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £4.69 per resident; similar councils £2.81 · up 675.0% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £4.01 ** 30.6% of this · £803k in 2025-26 · £3.47 per resident; similar councils £0.78 · up 13283.3% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £1.37 ** 10.5% of this · £274k in 2025-26 · £1.18 per resident; similar councils £7.32 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £1.08 ** 8.2% of this · £216k in 2025-26 · £0.93 per resident; similar councils £25 - Other central services £0.95 ** 7.3% of this · £191k in 2025-26 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £1.91 · down 88.6% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £0.25 ** 1.9% of this · £51k in 2025-26 · £0.22 per resident; similar councils £1.78 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase £38.31 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 Westmorland and Furness's adult social care spending of £120.3m 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. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £20.98 ** 54.8% of this precept · £72.7m in 2025-26 · £314 per resident; similar councils £126 · up 56.6% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £8.80 ** 23.0% of this precept · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £132 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £3.75 ** 9.8% of this precept · £13.0m in 2025-26 · £56 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 60.6% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.46 ** 6.4% of this precept · £8.5m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 62.1% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.97 ** 2.5% of this precept · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £7.68 · up 289.8% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £0.73 ** 1.9% of this precept · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 78.4% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.35 ** 0.9% of this precept · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.28 per resident; similar councils £3.95 · up 11.6% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.15 ** 0.4% of this precept · £503k in 2025-26 · £2.17 per resident; similar councils £4.50 · down 11.4% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.12 ** 0.3% of this precept · £429k in 2025-26 · £1.85 per resident; similar councils £2.76 · up 22.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £20.98 of your bill goes to physical support at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £72.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £18.30 ** 87.2% of this · £63.4m in 2025-26 · £274 per resident; similar councils £94 · up 62.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.68 ** 12.8% of this · £9.3m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 24.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £8.80 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £30.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £8.10 ** 92.1% of this · £28.1m in 2025-26 · £121 per resident; similar councils £131 · up 1.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.70 ** 7.9% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 29.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £3.75 of your bill goes to mental health support at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £13.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.43 ** 64.8% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 89.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.32 ** 35.2% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 25.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.46 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £8.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.34 ** 95.1% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 61.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.12 ** 4.9% of this · £415k in 2025-26 · £1.79 per resident; similar councils £3.73 · up 68.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.12 of your bill goes to sensory support at Westmorland and Furness. Here is how its £429k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.12 ** 97.9% of this · £420k in 2025-26 · £1.82 per resident; similar councils £0.93 · up 58.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.00 ** 2.1% of this · £9k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £1.72 · down 89.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £338.94 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 Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £154.0m 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) - Cumbria PCC-FRA ### Cumbria PCC-FRA £103.14 of your bill goes to Cumbria PCC-FRA. It is shared out below in proportion to how Cumbria PCC-FRA spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £100.95 ** 97.9% of this part · £34.7m in 2025-26 · £68 per resident; similar councils £51 · up 60.8% on 2024-25 - Running the council £2.19 ** 2.1% of this part · £752k in 2025-26 · £1.46 per resident; similar councils £0.70 · down 93.1% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, 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) - [Cumbria PCC-FRA](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £100.95 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Cumbria PCC-FRA. Here is how its £34.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £53.75 ** 53.2% of this · £18.5m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 26.8% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £47.20 ** 46.8% of this · £16.2m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £4.02 · up 131.4% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Westmorland and Furness 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 | £5.9m | £25 | £13 | — | up 29.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£25Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road—Changeup 29.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £2.7m | £12 | £11 | £1,063 (similar: £4,824) | up 13.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£1,063 (similar: £4,824)Changeup 13.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £1.8m | £7.62 | £16 | £699 (similar: £6,432) | down 76.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.62Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road£699 (similar: £6,432)Changedown 76.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £376k | £1.63 | £8.90 | £149 (similar: £3,672) | down 1.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.63Similar councils, per resident£8.90Per mile of road£149 (similar: £3,672)Changedown 1.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £1.4m | £6.00 | £3.85 | £550 (similar: £1,920) | down 80.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.00Similar councils, per resident£3.85Per mile of road£550 (similar: £1,920)Changedown 80.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £4.0m | £17 | £2.33 | £1,596 (similar: £811) | up 12.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£2.33Per mile of road£1,596 (similar: £811)Changeup 12.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £2.3m | £10 | £7.54 | £927 (similar: £3,286) | up 19.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£10Similar councils, per resident£7.54Per mile of road£927 (similar: £3,286)Changeup 19.9% 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 | £842 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £520 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £267 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £247 | £110 | | Median£110 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £76 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £70 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £57 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Public healthDetails | £49 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £18 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £9.38 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | - Westmorland and Furness spent **24.6%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.4%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. ## What this data does and doesn't show - These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in. - Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change. - Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care. - No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you. - Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail. ## Sources - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the [methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending). See also [council tax in Westmorland and Furness](/council-tax/england/westmorland-and-furness/) and [everything else about Westmorland and Furness](/your-area/westmorland-and-furness/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Westmorland and Furness? A Band D bill of £2,507.99 is split between Westmorland and Furness, Westmorland and Furness: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Cumbria PCC-FRA, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £726.16.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 Westmorland and Furness](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/westmorland-and-furness/) - [Back to Westmorland and Furness: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/westmorland-and-furness/) - [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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