# Where your council tax goes in York url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/york/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 York Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **York** is **£2,287.15** for 2026-27, split between York £1,782.81, York: adult social care precept, this year's increase £34.62, North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £335.86, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority £116.62, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £17.24. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at York: **£760.28** of the bill. Council tax pays for 25% 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 - £2,287.15Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,782.81Goes to York itself (78%) As of 6 April 2026 - £760.28Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 24.6%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. 1782.81 34.62 335.86 116.62 17.24 York 78%York: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 15%York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority 5%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 1% 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 24.6%** of the money York had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 24.6% £120.2m - Business rates 7.4% £36.2m - General government grant 0.2% £1.0m - Government grants for specific services 42.1% £206.2m - Fees, charges and other income 25.7% £126.0m It also put £268k 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: £2,287.15 - [York](#d-council) £1,782.81 ** Your council · 77.9% of the bill - [York: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £34.62 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £335.86 ** Police · 14.7% of the bill - [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority](#d-combined) £116.62 ** Combined authority (mayor) · 5.1% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £17.24 ** Parish or town council · 0.8% 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) - York ### York £1,782.81 of your bill goes to York. It is shared out below in proportion to how York spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £760.28 ** 42.6% of this part · £95.1m in 2025-26 · £455 per resident; similar councils £485 · up 17.0% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £385.72 ** 21.6% of this part · £48.3m in 2025-26 · £231 per resident; similar councils £324 · up 41.7% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £182.03 ** 10.2% of this part · £22.8m in 2025-26 · £109 per resident; similar councils £46 · down 9.0% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £149.04 ** 8.4% of this part · £18.6m in 2025-26 · £89 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 2.1% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £96.08 ** 5.4% of this part · £106.0m in 2025-26 · £507 per resident; similar councils £776 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £66.01 ** 3.7% of this part · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 17.2% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £54.51 ** 3.1% of this part · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £52.31 ** 2.9% of this part · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £41 · down 20.8% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £35.49 ** 2.0% of this part · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £32 · down 31.3% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £1.34 ** under 0.1% of this part · £9.6m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £61 · up 1.2% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£94.0m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£9.4m) 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: Stockton-on-Tees, Portsmouth, Warrington, Bath and North East Somerset, Telford and the Wrekin, Bedford, Peterborough, Herefordshire, North Somerset, Westmorland and Furness. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £760.28 of your bill goes to adult social care at York. Here is how its £95.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £269.44 ** 35.4% of this · £33.7m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 25.9% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £268.43 ** 35.3% of this · £33.6m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 16.6% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £66.38 ** 8.7% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £63.33 ** 8.3% of this · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 12.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £54.54 ** 7.2% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £15.16 ** 2.0% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £9.07 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 24.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £10.35 ** 1.4% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £6.19 per resident; similar councils £4.24 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £5.07 ** 0.7% of this · £634k in 2025-26 · £3.03 per resident; similar councils £2.98 · up 25.5% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £4.98 ** 0.7% of this · £623k in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £3.57 · up 24.6% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £2.60 ** 0.3% of this · £325k in 2025-26 · £1.55 per resident; similar councils £8.49 · up 33.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £269.44 of your bill goes to physical support at York. Here is how its £33.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £202.64 ** 75.2% of this · £25.4m in 2025-26 · £121 per resident; similar councils £104 · up 29.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £66.80 ** 24.8% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 16.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £268.43 of your bill goes to learning disability support at York. Here is how its £33.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £239.42 ** 89.2% of this · £30.0m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £132 · up 17.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £29.01 ** 10.8% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 11.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £54.54 of your bill goes to mental health support at York. Here is how its £6.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £41.37 ** 75.9% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £13.17 ** 24.1% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £7.88 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 15.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £15.16 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at York. Here is how its £1.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £7.98 ** 52.7% of this · £999k in 2025-26 · £4.78 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 32.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £7.18 ** 47.3% of this · £898k in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident; similar councils £1.86 · up 16.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £5.07 of your bill goes to sensory support at York. Here is how its £634k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £3.05 ** 60.3% of this · £382k in 2025-26 · £1.83 per resident; similar councils £1.95 · up 32.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.01 ** 39.7% of this · £252k in 2025-26 · £1.21 per resident; similar councils £1.33 · up 16.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £385.72 of your bill goes to children's social care at York. Here is how its £48.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children's centres and early years £132.65 ** 34.4% of this · £16.6m in 2025-26 · £79 per resident; similar councils £7.07 · up 285.3% on 2024-25 - Children looked after £115.48 ** 29.9% of this · £14.4m in 2025-26 · £69 per resident; similar councils £173 · down 3.5% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £102.01 ** 26.4% of this · £12.8m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £63 · up 18.5% on 2024-25 - Family support £30.03 ** 7.8% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 14.6% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £3.18 ** 0.8% of this · £398k in 2025-26 · £1.90 per resident; similar councils £3.45 · down 9.1% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £1.83 ** 0.5% of this · £229k in 2025-26 · £1.10 per resident; similar councils £5.57 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £0.54 ** 0.1% of this · £68k in 2025-26 · £0.33 per resident; similar councils £6.90 · up 7.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £182.03 of your bill goes to running the council at York. Here is how its £22.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £149.60 ** 82.2% of this · £18.9m in 2025-26 · £91 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 12.6% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £22.62 ** 12.4% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £6.80 · down 8.8% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £2.84 ** 1.6% of this · £359k in 2025-26 · £1.72 per resident; similar councils £2.85 · down 8.9% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £2.48 ** 1.4% of this · £314k in 2025-26 · £1.50 per resident; similar councils £1.70 · up 3.6% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.81 ** 1.0% of this · £229k in 2025-26 · £1.10 per resident; similar councils £0.78 · up 30.9% on 2024-25 - Other central services £1.60 ** 0.9% of this · £202k in 2025-26 · £0.97 per resident; similar councils £1.00 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £1.09 ** 0.6% of this · £138k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £5.04 · down 48.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £149.04 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at York. Here is how its £18.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £33.29 ** 22.3% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £22.12 ** 14.8% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £25 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £20.53 ** 13.8% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 13.3% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £20.23 ** 13.6% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £2.74 · up 12.8% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £17.91 ** 12.0% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 33.8% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £15.84 ** 10.6% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £5.72 · up 41.7% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £9.43 ** 6.3% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £6.09 per resident; similar councils £2.01 · up 7.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £8.36 ** 5.6% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £5.40 per resident; similar councils £6.90 · up 8.2% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £0.71 ** 0.5% of this · £96k in 2025-26 · £0.46 per resident; similar councils £0.30 · down 27.8% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £0.61 ** 0.4% of this · £83k in 2025-26 · £0.40 per resident; similar councils £0.34 · down 1.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Education ### Education £96.08 of your bill goes to education at York. Here is how its £106.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £35.42 ** 36.9% of this · £39.1m in 2025-26 · £187 per resident; similar councils £256 · up 4.8% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £23.99 ** 25.0% of this · £26.5m in 2025-26 · £127 per resident; similar councils £87 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Other education £12.81 ** 13.3% of this · £14.1m in 2025-26 · £68 per resident; similar councils £91 · down 13.7% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £12.73 ** 13.2% of this · £14.0m in 2025-26 · £67 per resident; similar councils £161 · down 16.8% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £7.27 ** 7.6% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 153.7% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £3.85 ** 4.0% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £119 · down 21.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £66.01 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at York. Here is how its £8.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £41.98 ** 63.6% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 52.0% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £8.11 ** 12.3% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £4.85 per resident; similar councils £1.08 · down 12.1% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £7.89 ** 11.9% of this · £987k in 2025-26 · £4.72 per resident; similar councils £5.81 · up 2.9% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £5.35 ** 8.1% of this · £669k in 2025-26 · £3.20 per resident; similar councils £2.21 · up 52.4% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £2.08 ** 3.1% of this · £260k in 2025-26 · £1.24 per resident; similar councils £2.77 · down 72.6% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.61 ** 0.9% of this · £76k in 2025-26 · £0.36 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 15.6% 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. York's Housing Revenue Account took in £43.3m and spent £52.3m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £54.51 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at York. Here is how its £6.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £22.89 ** 42.0% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £8.71 · up 2.4% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £16.37 ** 30.0% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £9.80 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 20.3% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £11.46 ** 21.0% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.86 per resident; similar councils £4.61 · up 0.3% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £3.79 ** 7.0% of this · £475k in 2025-26 · £2.27 per resident; similar councils £5.90 · down 6.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £52.31 of your bill goes to roads and transport at York. Here is how its £6.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £13.94 ** 26.6% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £0.68 · up 14.6% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £13.37 ** 25.6% of this · £4.2m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 9.4% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £8.13 ** 15.5% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 15.2% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £5.66 ** 10.8% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £8.59 per resident; similar councils £6.33 · down 27.1% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £5.47 ** 10.4% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £8.29 per resident; similar councils £6.75 · down 3.7% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £3.82 ** 7.3% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.79 per resident; similar councils £1.49 · down 19.7% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £1.92 ** 3.7% of this · £609k in 2025-26 · £2.91 per resident; similar councils £2.90 · down 11.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £8.13 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at York. Here is how its £2.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £4.98 ** 61.2% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £7.55 per resident; similar councils £9.88 · up 23.0% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £3.16 ** 38.8% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £4.79 per resident; similar councils £4.30 · up 4.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £35.49 of your bill goes to planning and development at York. Here is how its £4.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community development £11.24 ** 31.7% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.72 per resident; similar councils £4.86 · up 41.4% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £10.20 ** 28.7% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £6.10 per resident; similar councils £2.27 · down 14.1% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £5.59 ** 15.7% of this · £699k in 2025-26 · £3.34 per resident; similar councils £5.97 · down 26.3% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £4.32 ** 12.2% of this · £540k in 2025-26 · £2.58 per resident; similar councils £7.42 · down 80.7% on 2024-25 - Building control £3.42 ** 9.6% of this · £428k in 2025-26 · £2.05 per resident; similar councils £1.02 · up 199.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.74 ** 2.1% of this · £92k in 2025-26 · £0.44 per resident; similar councils £0.38 · down 4.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £1.34 of your bill goes to public health at York. Here is how its £9.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £0.37 ** 27.8% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 24.2% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £0.31 ** 23.3% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £7.66 · down 1.4% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £0.31 ** 22.8% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 13.7% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.12 ** 8.9% of this · £854k in 2025-26 · £4.08 per resident; similar councils £4.05 · up 21.1% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.10 ** 7.2% of this · £689k in 2025-26 · £3.29 per resident; similar councils £3.36 · down 1.3% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.06 ** 4.2% of this · £399k in 2025-26 · £1.91 per resident; similar councils £2.85 · down 7.2% on 2024-25 - Other public health £0.04 ** 2.9% of this · £275k in 2025-26 · £1.32 per resident; similar councils £6.72 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.03 ** 2.1% of this · £197k in 2025-26 · £0.94 per resident; similar councils £1.10 · down 2.5% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.01 ** 0.9% of this · £87k in 2025-26 · £0.42 per resident; similar councils £3.46 · down 63.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - York: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### York: adult social care precept, this year's increase £34.62 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 York's adult social care spending of £95.1m 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) £12.27 ** 35.4% of this precept · £33.7m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 25.9% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £12.22 ** 35.3% of this precept · £33.6m in 2025-26 · £161 per resident; similar councils £139 · up 16.6% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £3.02 ** 8.7% of this precept · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 0.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £2.88 ** 8.3% of this precept · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 12.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.48 ** 7.2% of this precept · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £0.69 ** 2.0% of this precept · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £9.07 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 24.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.47 ** 1.4% of this precept · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £6.19 per resident; similar councils £4.24 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.23 ** 0.7% of this precept · £634k in 2025-26 · £3.03 per resident; similar councils £2.98 · up 25.5% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.23 ** 0.7% of this precept · £623k in 2025-26 · £2.98 per resident; similar councils £3.57 · up 24.6% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.12 ** 0.3% of this precept · £325k in 2025-26 · £1.55 per resident; similar councils £8.49 · up 33.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £12.27 of your bill goes to physical support at York. Here is how its £33.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £9.23 ** 75.2% of this · £25.4m in 2025-26 · £121 per resident; similar councils £104 · up 29.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.04 ** 24.8% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 16.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £12.22 of your bill goes to learning disability support at York. Here is how its £33.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £10.90 ** 89.2% of this · £30.0m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £132 · up 17.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.32 ** 10.8% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 11.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.48 of your bill goes to mental health support at York. Here is how its £6.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.88 ** 75.9% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 3.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.60 ** 24.1% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £7.88 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 15.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £0.69 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at York. Here is how its £1.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.36 ** 52.7% of this · £999k in 2025-26 · £4.78 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 32.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.33 ** 47.3% of this · £898k in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident; similar councils £1.86 · up 16.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.23 of your bill goes to sensory support at York. Here is how its £634k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.14 ** 60.3% of this · £382k in 2025-26 · £1.83 per resident; similar councils £1.95 · up 32.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.09 ** 39.7% of this · £252k in 2025-26 · £1.21 per resident; similar councils £1.33 · up 16.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £335.86 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 North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £198.0m divided in 2023-24. 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) - York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority ### York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority £116.62 of your bill goes to York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - Roads and transport £56.13 ** 48.1% of this part · £81.7m in 2025-26 · £96 per resident - Other services £31.17 ** 26.7% of this part · £45.4m in 2025-26 · £53 per resident - [Fire and rescue](#d-combined~fire) £27.86 ** 23.9% of this part · £40.6m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident · up 9.4% on 2024-25 - Running the council £1.46 ** 1.3% of this part · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £2.50 per resident · up 274.4% on 2024-25 No similar-council comparison: no comparison: no other body does the same mix of things. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £27.86 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. Here is how its £40.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £25.35 ** 91.0% of this · £36.9m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident · up 9.2% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £2.50 ** 9.0% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £4.29 per resident · up 11.3% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.01 ** under 0.1% of this · £19k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident · up 58.3% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What York 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 | £2.0m | £9.80 | £17 | — | up 20.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.80Similar councils, per resident£17Per mile of road—Changeup 20.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £2.8m | £13 | £10 | £5,625 (similar: £3,316) | up 13.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£13Similar councils, per resident£10Per mile of road£5,625 (similar: £3,316)Changeup 13.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £2.6m | £12 | £13 | £5,231 (similar: £4,022) | up 15.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road£5,231 (similar: £4,022)Changeup 15.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £1.6m | £7.55 | £9.88 | £3,201 (similar: £3,039) | up 23.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£7.55Similar councils, per resident£9.88Per mile of road£3,201 (similar: £3,039)Changeup 23.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £1.0m | £4.79 | £4.30 | £2,030 (similar: £818) | up 4.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£4.79Similar councils, per resident£4.30Per mile of road£2,030 (similar: £818)Changeup 4.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £609k | £2.91 | £3.16 | £1,235 (similar: £811) | down 11.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£2.91Similar councils, per resident£3.16Per mile of road£1,235 (similar: £811)Changedown 11.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.7m | £8.29 | £6.75 | £3,515 (similar: £2,138) | down 3.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.29Similar councils, per resident£6.75Per mile of road£3,515 (similar: £2,138)Changedown 3.7% 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 | £507 | £718 | | Median£718 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £455 | £483 | | Median£483 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £231 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £109 | £51 | | Median£51 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £89 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Public healthDetails | £46 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £40 | £33 | | Median£33 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £33 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £31 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £21 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | - York spent **33.5%** 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. ## 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 York](/council-tax/england/york/) and [everything else about York](/your-area/york/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in York? A Band D bill of £2,287.15 is split between York, York: adult social care precept, this year's increase, North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £760.28.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 York UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/york-ua/) - [Back to York: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/york/) - [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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