# Where your council tax goes in Wokingham url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/wokingham/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 Wokingham Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Wokingham** is **£2,497.70** for 2026-27, split between Wokingham £1,988.78, Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase £38.62, Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £298.28, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £91.31, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £80.71. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Wokingham: **£748.30** of the bill. Council tax pays for 36% 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 - £2,497.70Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,988.78Goes to Wokingham itself (80%) As of 6 April 2026 - £748.30Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 35.6%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. 1988.78 38.62 298.28 91.31 80.71 Wokingham 80%Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 12%Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 3% 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 35.6%** of the money Wokingham had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 35.6% £150.2m - Business rates 7.0% £29.3m - General government grant 0.1% £224k - Government grants for specific services 35.0% £147.7m - Fees, charges and other income 22.3% £94.0m It also put £8.6m into its reserves that year. 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: £2,497.70 - [Wokingham](#d-council) £1,988.78 ** Your council · 79.6% of the bill - [Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £38.62 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £298.28 ** Police · 11.9% of the bill - [Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £91.31 ** Fire and rescue · 3.7% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £80.71 ** Parish or town council · 3.2% 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) - Wokingham ### Wokingham £1,988.78 of your bill goes to Wokingham. It is shared out below in proportion to how Wokingham spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £748.30 ** 37.6% of this part · £81.3m in 2025-26 · £430 per resident; similar councils £456 · up 13.4% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £390.27 ** 19.6% of this part · £42.4m in 2025-26 · £224 per resident; similar councils £331 · up 12.9% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £345.10 ** 17.4% of this part · £125.3m in 2025-26 · £663 per resident; similar councils £733 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £182.85 ** 9.2% of this part · £19.9m in 2025-26 · £105 per resident; similar councils £113 · up 6.8% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £115.51 ** 5.8% of this part · £12.5m in 2025-26 · £66 per resident; similar councils £34 · down 5.0% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £106.42 ** 5.4% of this part · £11.6m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 14.7% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £67.69 ** 3.4% of this part · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 77.0% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £31.13 ** 1.6% of this part · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £1.50 ** under 0.1% of this part · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £63 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 Parks, leisure, libraries and culture brought in £927k more than it cost in 2025-26, so it takes no share of your bill. Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£87.8m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£6.4m) 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: Herefordshire, Southend-on-Sea, Reading, Bedford, Thurrock, Telford and the Wrekin, Bath and North East Somerset, Stockton-on-Tees, North Lincolnshire, York. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £748.30 of your bill goes to adult social care at Wokingham. Here is how its £81.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £250.81 ** 33.5% of this · £27.2m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £198.21 ** 26.5% of this · £21.5m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £164 · up 19.4% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £115.93 ** 15.5% of this · £12.6m in 2025-26 · £67 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 8.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £61.31 ** 8.2% of this · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 47.1% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £45.05 ** 6.0% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £33.37 ** 4.5% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 20.4% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £15.14 ** 2.0% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £8.70 per resident; similar councils £8.04 · up 18.1% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £13.65 ** 1.8% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £7.84 per resident; similar councils £2.88 · up 40.6% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £10.39 ** 1.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £5.97 per resident; similar councils £2.63 · up 11.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £4.45 ** 0.6% of this · £483k in 2025-26 · £2.56 per resident; similar councils £3.93 · up 67.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £250.81 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Wokingham. Here is how its £27.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £204.61 ** 81.6% of this · £22.2m in 2025-26 · £118 per resident; similar councils £122 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £46.20 ** 18.4% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 22.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £198.21 of your bill goes to physical support at Wokingham. Here is how its £21.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £147.90 ** 74.6% of this · £16.1m in 2025-26 · £85 per resident; similar councils £121 · up 14.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £50.31 ** 25.4% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 37.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £45.05 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Wokingham. Here is how its £4.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £42.04 ** 93.3% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 7.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.01 ** 6.7% of this · £327k in 2025-26 · £1.73 per resident; similar councils £1.93 · up 78.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £33.37 of your bill goes to mental health support at Wokingham. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £24.45 ** 73.3% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 21.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £8.91 ** 26.7% of this · £968k in 2025-26 · £5.12 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 17.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £13.65 of your bill goes to sensory support at Wokingham. Here is how its £1.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £8.72 ** 63.9% of this · £947k in 2025-26 · £5.01 per resident; similar councils £1.84 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £4.93 ** 36.1% of this · £535k in 2025-26 · £2.83 per resident; similar councils £1.27 · up 269.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £390.27 of your bill goes to children's social care at Wokingham. Here is how its £42.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Safeguarding and social work £170.07 ** 43.6% of this · £18.5m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £63 · up 11.3% on 2024-25 - Children looked after £161.34 ** 41.3% of this · £17.5m in 2025-26 · £93 per resident; similar councils £191 · up 10.7% on 2024-25 - Family support £41.44 ** 10.6% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 17.6% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £8.10 ** 2.1% of this · £880k in 2025-26 · £4.66 per resident; similar councils £5.57 · up 97.8% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £4.72 ** 1.2% of this · £513k in 2025-26 · £2.71 per resident; similar councils £4.01 · down 17.0% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £2.68 ** 0.7% of this · £291k in 2025-26 · £1.54 per resident; similar councils £3.81 · up 238.4% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £1.91 ** 0.5% of this · £207k in 2025-26 · £1.10 per resident; similar councils £2.93 · up 75.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Education ### Education £345.10 of your bill goes to education at Wokingham. Here is how its £125.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £92.19 ** 26.7% of this · £33.5m in 2025-26 · £177 per resident; similar councils £222 · down 24.1% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £91.95 ** 26.6% of this · £33.4m in 2025-26 · £177 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 49.3% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £89.23 ** 25.9% of this · £32.4m in 2025-26 · £171 per resident; similar councils £138 · up 13.5% on 2024-25 - Other education £41.59 ** 12.1% of this · £15.1m in 2025-26 · £80 per resident; similar councils £81 · down 26.0% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £22.18 ** 6.4% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £83 · up 18.2% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £7.95 ** 2.3% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 19.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £182.85 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Wokingham. Here is how its £19.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £67.04 ** 36.7% of this · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 1.0% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £44.67 ** 24.4% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £32.84 ** 18.0% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 22.5% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £16.98 ** 9.3% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £9.78 per resident; similar councils £8.19 · up 51.7% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £13.86 ** 7.6% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £7.99 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £7.23 ** 4.0% of this · £787k in 2025-26 · £4.16 per resident; similar councils £5.72 · up 44.1% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £0.24 ** 0.1% of this · £26k in 2025-26 · £0.14 per resident; similar councils £2.24 · down 94.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £115.51 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Wokingham. Here is how its £12.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £37.12 ** 32.1% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 1.3% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £23.86 ** 20.7% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £8.54 · down 19.4% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £17.89 ** 15.5% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £2.92 · up 22.0% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £15.84 ** 13.7% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £9.98 per resident; similar councils £1.46 · up 0.1% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £9.91 ** 8.6% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £6.24 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 18.6% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £9.50 ** 8.2% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £5.98 per resident; similar councils £5.75 · down 26.0% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £1.40 ** 1.2% of this · £167k in 2025-26 · £0.88 per resident; similar councils £2.78 · down 35.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £37.12 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Wokingham. Here is how its £4.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £24.10 ** 64.9% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £8.95 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £13.02 ** 35.1% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £8.20 per resident; similar councils £7.99 · up 0.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £106.42 of your bill goes to running the council at Wokingham. Here is how its £11.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £74.58 ** 70.1% of this · £8.2m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 22.6% on 2024-25 - Other central services £16.57 ** 15.6% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £9.62 per resident; similar councils £1.07 · up 53.9% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £5.45 ** 5.1% of this · £598k in 2025-26 · £3.16 per resident; similar councils £2.65 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £4.49 ** 4.2% of this · £493k in 2025-26 · £2.61 per resident; similar councils £2.24 · down 55.9% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £2.67 ** 2.5% of this · £293k in 2025-26 · £1.55 per resident; similar councils £2.59 · up 187.3% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.63 ** 1.5% of this · £179k in 2025-26 · £0.95 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · up 1.1% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £0.89 ** 0.8% of this · £98k in 2025-26 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £7.53 - Local welfare assistance £0.14 ** 0.1% of this · £15k in 2025-26 · £0.08 per resident; similar councils £0.04 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £67.69 of your bill goes to planning and development at Wokingham. Here is how its £7.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £38.16 ** 56.4% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £3.22 · up 272.6% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £13.31 ** 19.7% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £7.64 per resident; similar councils £2.35 · down 8.6% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £10.64 ** 15.7% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £6.11 per resident; similar councils £5.43 · up 59.8% on 2024-25 - Community development £3.41 ** 5.0% of this · £370k in 2025-26 · £1.96 per resident; similar councils £4.42 · down 26.7% on 2024-25 - Building control £2.18 ** 3.2% of this · £237k in 2025-26 · £1.25 per resident; similar councils £1.55 · up 2.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £31.13 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Wokingham. Here is how its £3.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £17.63 ** 56.6% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 106.0% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £12.33 ** 39.6% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £7.36 per resident; similar councils £3.97 · down 18.5% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £1.16 ** 3.7% of this · £131k in 2025-26 · £0.69 per resident; similar councils £6.81 · down 18.6% 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. Wokingham's Housing Revenue Account took in £17.9m and spent £17.9m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £1.50 of your bill goes to public health at Wokingham. Here is how its £6.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £0.49 ** 32.9% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 14.4% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £0.21 ** 14.3% of this · £942k in 2025-26 · £4.98 per resident; similar councils £8.91 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £0.21 ** 14.0% of this · £921k in 2025-26 · £4.87 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 36.2% on 2024-25 - Other public health £0.14 ** 9.1% of this · £599k in 2025-26 · £3.17 per resident; similar councils £6.28 · down 4.6% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.12 ** 8.3% of this · £547k in 2025-26 · £2.89 per resident; similar councils £5.09 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.11 ** 7.2% of this · £475k in 2025-26 · £2.51 per resident; similar councils £3.20 · up 30.5% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.08 ** 5.6% of this · £370k in 2025-26 · £1.96 per resident; similar councils £3.27 · no change on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.07 ** 4.6% of this · £305k in 2025-26 · £1.61 per resident; similar councils £2.78 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.06 ** 4.0% of this · £261k in 2025-26 · £1.38 per resident; similar councils £0.96 · down 41.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase £38.62 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 Wokingham's adult social care spending of £81.3m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £12.94 ** 33.5% of this precept · £27.2m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £10.23 ** 26.5% of this precept · £21.5m in 2025-26 · £114 per resident; similar councils £164 · up 19.4% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £5.98 ** 15.5% of this precept · £12.6m in 2025-26 · £67 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 8.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £3.16 ** 8.2% of this precept · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 47.1% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.33 ** 6.0% of this precept · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £1.72 ** 4.5% of this precept · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 20.4% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.78 ** 2.0% of this precept · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £8.70 per resident; similar councils £8.04 · up 18.1% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.70 ** 1.8% of this precept · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £7.84 per resident; similar councils £2.88 · up 40.6% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.54 ** 1.4% of this precept · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £5.97 per resident; similar councils £2.63 · up 11.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.23 ** 0.6% of this precept · £483k in 2025-26 · £2.56 per resident; similar councils £3.93 · up 67.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £12.94 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Wokingham. Here is how its £27.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £10.56 ** 81.6% of this · £22.2m in 2025-26 · £118 per resident; similar councils £122 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £2.38 ** 18.4% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 22.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £10.23 of your bill goes to physical support at Wokingham. Here is how its £21.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £7.63 ** 74.6% of this · £16.1m in 2025-26 · £85 per resident; similar councils £121 · up 14.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.60 ** 25.4% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 37.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.33 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Wokingham. Here is how its £4.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.17 ** 93.3% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 7.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.16 ** 6.7% of this · £327k in 2025-26 · £1.73 per resident; similar councils £1.93 · up 78.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £1.72 of your bill goes to mental health support at Wokingham. Here is how its £3.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.26 ** 73.3% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 21.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.46 ** 26.7% of this · £968k in 2025-26 · £5.12 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 17.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.70 of your bill goes to sensory support at Wokingham. Here is how its £1.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.45 ** 63.9% of this · £947k in 2025-26 · £5.01 per resident; similar councils £1.84 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.25 ** 36.1% of this · £535k in 2025-26 · £2.83 per resident; similar councils £1.27 · up 269.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £298.28 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 Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £715.9m 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) - Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £91.31 of your bill goes to Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £88.45 ** 96.9% of this part · £47.3m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 - Running the council £2.86 ** 3.1% of this part · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £1.53 per resident; similar councils £1.48 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Mid and West Wales Fire Authority, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Yorkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £88.45 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £47.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £58.21 ** 65.8% of this · £31.1m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £29.75 ** 33.6% of this · £15.9m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £4.35 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.49 ** 0.6% of this · £261k in 2025-26 · £0.26 per resident; similar councils £0.01 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Wokingham 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 | £61k | £0.32 | £18 | — | down 97.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.32Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road—Changedown 97.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £1.5m | £7.99 | £12 | £3,002 (similar: £4,824) | up 7.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.99Similar councils, per resident£12Per mile of road£3,002 (similar: £4,824)Changeup 7.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £4.4m | £23 | £19 | £8,787 (similar: £6,307) | up 1.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£23Similar councils, per resident£19Per mile of road£8,787 (similar: £6,307)Changeup 1.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £2.9m | £15 | £8.95 | £5,706 (similar: £3,169) | up 2.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£15Similar councils, per resident£8.95Per mile of road£5,706 (similar: £3,169)Changeup 2.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £1.6m | £8.20 | £7.99 | £3,082 (similar: £2,805) | up 0.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.20Similar councils, per resident£7.99Per mile of road£3,082 (similar: £2,805)Changeup 0.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £167k | £0.88 | £2.78 | £332 (similar: £723) | down 35.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.88Similar councils, per resident£2.78Per mile of road£332 (similar: £723)Changedown 35.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.1m | £5.98 | £5.75 | £2,249 (similar: £2,873) | down 26.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£5.98Similar councils, per resident£5.75Per mile of road£2,249 (similar: £2,873)Changedown 26.0% 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 | £663 | £718 | | Median£718 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £430 | £483 | | Median£483 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £224 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £105 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £66 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £61 | £51 | | Median£51 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £39 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Public healthDetails | £35 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £18 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £-4.90 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | - Wokingham spent **31.0%** 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 Wokingham](/council-tax/england/wokingham/) and [everything else about Wokingham](/your-area/wokingham/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Wokingham? A Band D bill of £2,497.70 is split between Wokingham, Wokingham: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £748.30.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 Wokingham UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/wokingham-ua/) - [Back to Wokingham: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/wokingham/) - [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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