# Where your council tax goes in Wiltshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/wiltshire/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 Wiltshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Wiltshire** is **£2,571.78** for 2026-27, split between Wiltshire £1,943.41, Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.74, Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £298.27, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority £96.95, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £195.41. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Wiltshire: **£746.21** of the bill. Council tax pays for 31% 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 - £2,571.78Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,943.41Goes to Wiltshire itself (76%) As of 6 April 2026 - £746.21Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 31.4%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. 1943.41 37.74 298.27 96.95 195.41 Wiltshire 76%Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 12%Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 8% 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 31.4%** of the money Wiltshire had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 31.4% £368.8m - Business rates 2.3% £26.9m - General government grant 0.1% £1.6m - Government grants for specific services 45.0% £529.4m - Fees, charges and other income 19.7% £231.3m - Taken from reserves 1.5% £17.5m 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: £2,571.78 - [Wiltshire](#d-council) £1,943.41 ** Your council · 75.6% of the bill - [Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £37.74 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £298.27 ** Police · 11.6% of the bill - [Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £96.95 ** Fire and rescue · 3.8% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £195.41 ** Parish or town council · 7.6% 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) - Wiltshire ### Wiltshire £1,943.41 of your bill goes to Wiltshire. It is shared out below in proportion to how Wiltshire spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £746.21 ** 38.4% of this part · £233.8m in 2025-26 · £444 per resident; similar councils £491 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £387.77 ** 20.0% of this part · £375.2m in 2025-26 · £713 per resident; similar councils £697 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £322.90 ** 16.6% of this part · £101.2m in 2025-26 · £192 per resident; similar councils £267 · up 8.3% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £180.43 ** 9.3% of this part · £56.5m in 2025-26 · £107 per resident; similar councils £116 · up 4.8% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £105.12 ** 5.4% of this part · £32.9m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident; similar councils £50 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £72.78 ** 3.7% of this part · £22.8m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £56.25 ** 2.9% of this part · £17.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 11.5% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £32.04 ** 1.6% of this part · £10.0m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 6.5% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £30.16 ** 1.6% of this part · £9.4m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 33.1% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £9.75 ** 0.5% of this part · £23.4m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £51 · up 6.8% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£253.7m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£20.4m) 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: Durham, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Somerset, West Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Cheshire East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £746.21 of your bill goes to adult social care at Wiltshire. Here is how its £233.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £289.77 ** 38.8% of this · £90.8m in 2025-26 · £172 per resident; similar councils £152 · down 12.1% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £271.23 ** 36.3% of this · £85.0m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £83.15 ** 11.1% of this · £26.1m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £38.61 ** 5.2% of this · £12.1m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £30 · down 8.6% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £23.58 ** 3.2% of this · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £39 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £23.10 ** 3.1% of this · £7.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 29.1% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £7.69 ** 1.0% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £4.57 per resident; similar councils £1.59 · down 0.8% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £7.58 ** 1.0% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £4.51 per resident; similar councils £1.63 · up 16.1% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £1.51 ** 0.2% of this · £474k in 2025-26 · £0.90 per resident; similar councils £2.82 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to adult social care came to £197.9m across 10,620 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - The Orders of St John Care Trust: £27.7m (122 payments) - Voyage DCA Wiltshire: £7.0m (241 payments) - Wessex Care Ltd: £6.9m (71 payments) - Barchester Healthcare: £5.9m (177 payments) - Cornerstones UK Ltd_110620: £4.7m (63 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=adult-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £289.77 of your bill goes to physical support at Wiltshire. Here is how its £90.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £218.77 ** 75.5% of this · £68.5m in 2025-26 · £130 per resident; similar councils £114 · down 15.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £71.00 ** 24.5% of this · £22.2m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £271.23 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Wiltshire. Here is how its £85.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £244.43 ** 90.1% of this · £76.6m in 2025-26 · £145 per resident; similar councils £137 · up 7.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £26.80 ** 9.9% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £83.15 of your bill goes to mental health support at Wiltshire. Here is how its £26.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £42.51 ** 51.1% of this · £13.3m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 8.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £40.64 ** 48.9% of this · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 1.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £38.61 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Wiltshire. Here is how its £12.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £33.94 ** 87.9% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 7.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £4.67 ** 12.1% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £2.78 per resident; similar councils £3.21 · down 17.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £7.69 of your bill goes to sensory support at Wiltshire. Here is how its £2.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £4.53 ** 58.9% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.70 per resident; similar councils £0.57 · down 13.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.16 ** 41.1% of this · £989k in 2025-26 · £1.88 per resident; similar councils £1.07 · up 25.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Education ### Education £387.77 of your bill goes to education at Wiltshire. Here is how its £375.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £118.27 ** 30.5% of this · £114.4m in 2025-26 · £217 per resident; similar councils £211 · down 11.9% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £77.74 ** 20.0% of this · £75.2m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £144 · up 60.4% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £72.41 ** 18.7% of this · £70.1m in 2025-26 · £133 per resident; similar councils £158 · up 32.6% on 2024-25 - Other education £62.00 ** 16.0% of this · £60.0m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £89 · down 5.0% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £46.22 ** 11.9% of this · £44.7m in 2025-26 · £85 per resident; similar councils £87 · down 3.4% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £11.12 ** 2.9% of this · £10.8m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 17.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to education came to £78.7m across 10,575 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Aspris Children's Services: £8.5m (198 payments) - Brunel Education: £4.7m (45 payments) - Acorn Care and Education Ltd: £3.2m (116 payments) - Spaghetti Bridge Ltd: £3.1m (131 payments) - 24x7 Limited: £2.9m (879 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=education#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £322.90 of your bill goes to children's social care at Wiltshire. Here is how its £101.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £174.77 ** 54.1% of this · £54.8m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £173 · up 13.1% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £86.49 ** 26.8% of this · £27.1m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £56 · up 8.0% on 2024-25 - Family support £43.01 ** 13.3% of this · £13.5m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £33 · down 9.2% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £12.22 ** 3.8% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £7.28 per resident; similar councils £4.39 · up 106.5% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £4.11 ** 1.3% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £2.45 per resident; similar councils £1.87 · up 7.6% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £1.76 ** 0.5% of this · £550k in 2025-26 · £1.04 per resident; similar councils £2.32 · down 47.2% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £0.55 ** 0.2% of this · £171k in 2025-26 · £0.32 per resident; similar councils £0.56 · down 82.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to children's social care came to £39.7m across 3,934 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - HCRG Care Services Ltd: £8.3m (21 payments) - Adoption West: £1.2m (1 payment) - Caring for Communities and People: £931k (83 payments) - RedJacket Specialist Care: £872k (16 payments) - Positif Care Ltd: £834k (24 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=childrens-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £180.43 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Wiltshire. Here is how its £56.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £78.12 ** 43.3% of this · £24.5m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 2.8% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £45.21 ** 25.1% of this · £14.2m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 6.6% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £34.60 ** 19.2% of this · £10.9m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 34.6% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £12.00 ** 6.6% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £7.15 per resident; similar councils £7.03 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £6.74 ** 3.7% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £4.01 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 2.2% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £1.96 ** 1.1% of this · £616k in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 13.0% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £1.80 ** 1.0% of this · £563k in 2025-26 · £1.07 per resident; similar councils £2.11 · up 0.2% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to environment and regulation came to £75.2m across 578 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Hills Waste Solutions Limited: £38.7m (188 payments) - Hills Municipal Collections Ltd: £23.0m (123 payments) - FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd: £7.1m (26 payments) - Ubico Limited: £5.0m (9 payments) - Wiltshire Norse Limited: £312k (1 payment) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=environment#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £105.12 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Wiltshire. Here is how its £32.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £45.95 ** 43.7% of this · £16.8m in 2025-26 · £32 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 4.2% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £30.21 ** 28.7% of this · £11.0m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 17.2% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £11.18 ** 10.6% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £7.77 per resident; similar councils £9.45 · down 9.7% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £10.30 ** 9.8% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £7.16 per resident; similar councils £6.78 · up 11.1% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £6.25 ** 5.9% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £4.34 per resident; similar councils £3.78 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): M Group Highways £943k; Compass Minerals £382k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=highways-transport.winter#search) - Traffic management and road safety £1.23 ** 1.2% of this · £450k in 2025-26 · £0.85 per resident; similar councils £1.63 · down 14.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to roads and transport came to £128.7m across 6,513 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - M Group Highways: £42.8m (1594 payments) - M J Church Plant Ltd: £18.2m (19 payments) - Tarmac Trading Ltd: £12.1m (246 payments) - AtkinsRealis Ltd: £11.9m (740 payments) - Kiely Bros Ltd: £8.6m (275 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=highways-transport#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £45.95 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Wiltshire. Here is how its £16.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £33.59 ** 73.1% of this · £12.3m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £12.36 ** 26.9% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £8.59 per resident; similar councils £6.75 · down 15.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £72.78 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Wiltshire. Here is how its £22.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Sport and leisure £29.95 ** 41.2% of this · £9.4m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £4.38 · up 4.7% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): GM Coachwork Group £1.2m; Econ Engineering Ltd £1.2m. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=culture-leisure.sport#search) - Libraries £22.68 ** 31.2% of this · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 10.4% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): Askews & Holts Library Services Ltd £197k; Peters Ltd £107k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=culture-leisure.libraries#search) - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £12.29 ** 16.9% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £7.32 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 2.4% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): idverde £6.1m; AtkinsRealis Ltd £91k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=culture-leisure.parks#search) - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £7.86 ** 10.8% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £4.68 per resident; similar councils £4.86 · down 24.5% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to parks, leisure, libraries and culture came to £14.4m across 1,321 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - idverde: £6.1m (34 payments) - GM Coachwork Group: £1.2m (14 payments) - Econ Engineering Ltd: £1.2m (23 payments) - South West Truck & Van: £574k (2 payments) - Lookers Ford Fleet: £529k (13 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=culture-leisure#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £56.25 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Wiltshire. Here is how its £17.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £35.92 ** 63.9% of this · £11.3m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £4.71 · up 27.5% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £8.76 ** 15.6% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £5.21 per resident; similar councils £6.70 · down 27.4% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £8.55 ** 15.2% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £5.09 per resident; similar councils £4.91 · down 3.5% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £1.57 ** 2.8% of this · £493k in 2025-26 · £0.94 per resident; similar councils £0.48 · up 26.7% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £1.13 ** 2.0% of this · £354k in 2025-26 · £0.67 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 72.7% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.32 ** 0.6% of this · £100k in 2025-26 · £0.19 per resident; similar councils £0.14 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to housing (not council homes) came to £370k across 97 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Kier Facilities Services Ltd: £107k (8 payments) - Direct Cleaning Services SW Ltd: £85k (1 payment) - Lorne Stewart PLC: £46k (2 payments) - TravelPerk UK IRL Limited: £27k (4 payments) - Bristol Wessex Billing Services Limited: £20k (5 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=housing#search) **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. Wiltshire's Housing Revenue Account took in £32.4m and spent £23.7m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £32.04 of your bill goes to planning and development at Wiltshire. Here is how its £10.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £13.52 ** 42.2% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £8.05 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 18.8% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £9.24 ** 28.8% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £5.50 per resident; similar councils £3.45 · down 4.5% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £8.04 ** 25.1% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £4.79 per resident; similar councils £6.09 · down 30.1% on 2024-25 - Building control £1.02 ** 3.2% of this · £321k in 2025-26 · £0.61 per resident; similar councils £0.82 · down 32.4% on 2024-25 - Community development £0.22 ** 0.7% of this · £68k in 2025-26 · £0.13 per resident; similar councils £3.80 · up 7.9% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to planning and development came to £2.1m across 219 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Community First: £392k (3 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £219k (40 payments) - Severn Wye Energy Agency Ltd: £173k (3 payments) - Context Planning Ltd: £157k (6 payments) - Landmark Chambers: £117k (16 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=planning-development#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £30.16 of your bill goes to running the council at Wiltshire. Here is how its £9.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £15.25 ** 50.6% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £9.86 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 73.2% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £5.92 ** 19.6% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £3.83 per resident; similar councils £2.47 · up 2.1% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £5.22 ** 17.3% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £3.38 per resident; similar councils £8.91 · down 1.6% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £3.65 ** 12.1% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £2.36 per resident; similar councils £2.66 - Local welfare assistance £0.11 ** 0.4% of this · £39k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £5.08 · down 20.4% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to running the council came to £42.0m across 2,947 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Kier Facilities Services Ltd: £5.3m (353 payments) - Ian Williams Ltd: £4.2m (67 payments) - Wessex Electricals (Shaftesbury) Ltd: £4.0m (188 payments) - Ultima Business Solutions Ltd: £3.5m (34 payments) - Lorne Stewart PLC: £2.5m (153 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=central#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £9.75 of your bill goes to public health at Wiltshire. Here is how its £23.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £2.89 ** 29.6% of this · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £1.76 ** 18.0% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £8.03 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 54.2% on 2024-25 - Other public health £1.19 ** 12.2% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £5.42 per resident; similar councils £5.52 · down 8.0% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.09 ** 11.2% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £4.99 per resident; similar councils £7.38 · down 9.6% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.69 ** 7.0% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £3.13 per resident; similar councils £1.22 · up 119.3% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.68 ** 7.0% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £3.09 per resident; similar councils £4.23 · down 2.7% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.60 ** 6.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.73 per resident; similar councils £2.58 · down 23.1% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.50 ** 5.2% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £2.30 per resident; similar councils £2.02 · up 3.1% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.36 ** 3.6% of this · £853k in 2025-26 · £1.62 per resident; similar councils £2.03 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Wiltshire's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to public health came to £10.4m across 610 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - Turning Point_134580: £5.2m (20 payments) - Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust: £1.3m (20 payments) - FearFree Charity Limited: £1.2m (5 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £437k (24 payments) - Great Western Hospitals NHS Trust: £260k (17 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/?service=public-health#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.74 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 Wiltshire's adult social care spending of £233.8m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £14.66 ** 38.8% of this precept · £90.8m in 2025-26 · £172 per resident; similar councils £152 · down 12.1% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £13.72 ** 36.3% of this precept · £85.0m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £4.21 ** 11.1% of this precept · £26.1m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £1.95 ** 5.2% of this precept · £12.1m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £30 · down 8.6% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £1.19 ** 3.2% of this precept · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £39 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.17 ** 3.1% of this precept · £7.2m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 29.1% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.39 ** 1.0% of this precept · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £4.57 per resident; similar councils £1.59 · down 0.8% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.38 ** 1.0% of this precept · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £4.51 per resident; similar councils £1.63 · up 16.1% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.08 ** 0.2% of this precept · £474k in 2025-26 · £0.90 per resident; similar councils £2.82 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £14.66 of your bill goes to physical support at Wiltshire. Here is how its £90.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £11.06 ** 75.5% of this · £68.5m in 2025-26 · £130 per resident; similar councils £114 · down 15.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.59 ** 24.5% of this · £22.2m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £13.72 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Wiltshire. Here is how its £85.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £12.36 ** 90.1% of this · £76.6m in 2025-26 · £145 per resident; similar councils £137 · up 7.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.36 ** 9.9% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £4.21 of your bill goes to mental health support at Wiltshire. Here is how its £26.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £2.15 ** 51.1% of this · £13.3m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 8.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £2.06 ** 48.9% of this · £12.7m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 1.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.95 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Wiltshire. Here is how its £12.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.72 ** 87.9% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 7.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.24 ** 12.1% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £2.78 per resident; similar councils £3.21 · down 17.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.39 of your bill goes to sensory support at Wiltshire. Here is how its £2.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.23 ** 58.9% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.70 per resident; similar councils £0.57 · down 13.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.16 ** 41.1% of this · £989k in 2025-26 · £1.88 per resident; similar councils £1.07 · up 25.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £298.27 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £182.3m divided in 2024-25. 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) - Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority ### Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority £96.95 of your bill goes to Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £92.89 ** 95.8% of this part · £74.8m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-fire~central) £4.06 ** 4.2% of this part · £3.3m in 2025-26 · £2.08 per resident; similar councils £0.52 · up 8.1% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: South Wales Fire Authority, Lancashire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Devon and Somerset Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Kent Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority, Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £92.89 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £74.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £74.74 ** 80.5% of this · £60.2m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 8.6% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £17.79 ** 19.2% of this · £14.3m in 2025-26 · £9.13 per resident; similar councils £4.94 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.36 ** 0.4% of this · £287k in 2025-26 · £0.18 per resident; similar councils £0.15 · up 56.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Running the council ### Running the council £4.06 of your bill goes to running the council at Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £3.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £2.46 ** 60.7% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £1.26 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - Corporate and democratic core £1.59 ** 39.3% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £0.82 per resident; similar councils £0.45 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Wiltshire 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 | £3.9m | £7.32 | £18 | — | up 2.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.32Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road—Changeup 2.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £2.1m | £4.01 | £11 | £750 (similar: £1,957) | down 2.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£4.01Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£750 (similar: £1,957)Changedown 2.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £16.8m | £32 | £20 | £5,966 (similar: £5,042) | down 4.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£32Similar councils, per resident£20Per mile of road£5,966 (similar: £5,042)Changedown 4.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £12.3m | £23 | £18 | £4,360 (similar: £3,254) | up 0.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£23Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road£4,360 (similar: £3,254)Changeup 0.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £4.5m | £8.59 | £6.75 | £1,605 (similar: £1,810) | down 15.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.59Similar councils, per resident£6.75Per mile of road£1,605 (similar: £1,810)Changedown 15.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £2.3m | £4.34 | £3.78 | £811 (similar: £834) | up 0.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£4.34Similar councils, per resident£3.78Per mile of road£811 (similar: £834)Changeup 0.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £3.8m | £7.16 | £6.78 | £1,337 (similar: £1,427) | up 11.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.16Similar councils, per resident£6.78Per mile of road£1,337 (similar: £1,427)Changeup 11.1% 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 | £713 | £717 | | Median£717 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £444 | £483 | | Median£483 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £192 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £107 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £63 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Public healthDetails | £45 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £43 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £33 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £19 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £18 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | - Wiltshire spent **31.7%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.1%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. - Its published payments of £500 or more came to **£828.9m** between 2025-09 and 2026-08. These include capital and council housing spending, so they are not a share of the figures above. - Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **11.7%** of its staff costs (median among the 6 other unitary councils in England whose £500 data is read: 5.2%). The two come from different sources and periods, so this is a guide to scale, not an exact share. ## 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 Wiltshire](/council-tax/england/wiltshire/) and [everything else about Wiltshire](/your-area/wiltshire/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Wiltshire? A Band D bill of £2,571.78 is split between Wiltshire, Wiltshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £746.21.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 Wiltshire UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/wiltshire-ua/) - [Back to Wiltshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/wiltshire/) - [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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