# Where your council tax goes in Blaenau Gwent url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/wales/blaenau-gwent/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 Blaenau Gwent Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Blaenau Gwent** is **£2,531.26** for 2026-27, split between Blaenau Gwent £2,090.51, Gwent Police £403.53, Community and town councils (average for the area) £37.22. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is education at Blaenau Gwent: **£752.51** of the bill. Council tax pays for 7% of the council's own spending; the rest is government grant, business rates and fees. Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: [Welsh Government](https://www.gov.wales/council-tax-levels). ## Key figures - £2,531.26Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £2,090.51Goes to Blaenau Gwent itself (83%) As of 6 April 2026 - £752.51Largest line: education As of 16 October 2025 - 7.3%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2024-25 As of 16 October 2025 Source: [Welsh Government](https://www.gov.wales/council-tax-levels). ## Who gets your bill Your council tax band A B C D E F G H I Figures are for a **Band D** home. Bands A to I pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law. 2090.51 403.53 37.22 Blaenau Gwent 83%Gwent Police 16%Community and town councils (average for the area) 1% Fire and rescue in Wales is paid for by a levy on each council, so it is inside the council part of the bill rather than a separate precept. ## 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 7.3%** of the money Blaenau Gwent had to spend in 2024-25. ************ - Council tax 7.3% £30.5m - Business rates 5.9% £24.4m - General government grant 57.5% £239.3m - Government grants for specific services 17.4% £72.5m - Fees, charges and other income 11.6% £48.2m - Taken from reserves 0.3% £1.1m 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: £2,531.26 - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) £2,090.51 ** Your council · 82.6% of the bill - [Gwent Police](#d-police) £403.53 ** Police · 15.9% of the bill - Community and town councils (average for the area) £37.22 ** Parish or town council · 1.5% 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) - Blaenau Gwent ### Blaenau Gwent £2,090.51 of your bill goes to Blaenau Gwent. It is shared out below in proportion to how Blaenau Gwent spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Education](#d-council~education) £752.51 ** 36.0% of this part · £84.3m in 2024-25 · £1,247 per resident; similar councils £1,209 · up 11.0% on 2023-24 - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £401.88 ** 19.2% of this part · £45.0m in 2024-25 · £666 per resident; similar councils £673 · up 1.7% on 2023-24 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £244.19 ** 11.7% of this part · £27.4m in 2024-25 · £405 per resident; similar councils £341 · down 7.6% on 2023-24 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £192.51 ** 9.2% of this part · £21.6m in 2024-25 · £319 per resident; similar councils £326 · up 0.4% on 2023-24 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £130.23 ** 6.2% of this part · £14.6m in 2024-25 · £216 per resident; similar councils £65 · up 39.7% on 2023-24 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £121.28 ** 5.8% of this part · £13.6m in 2024-25 · £201 per resident; similar councils £173 · down 4.6% on 2023-24 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £120.18 ** 5.7% of this part · £13.5m in 2024-25 · £199 per resident; similar councils £98 · up 55.7% on 2023-24 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £67.19 ** 3.2% of this part · £7.5m in 2024-25 · £111 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 2.4% on 2023-24 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £60.56 ** 2.9% of this part · £6.8m in 2024-25 · £100 per resident; similar councils £96 · down 3.7% on 2023-24 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 Welsh councils closest in population: Isle of Anglesey, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire, Powys. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Education ### Education £752.51 of your bill goes to education at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £84.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Schools £715.80 ** 95.1% of this · £80.2m in 2024-25 · £1,186 per resident; similar councils £1,174 · up 10.9% on 2023-24 - Other education £36.71 ** 4.9% of this · £4.1m in 2024-25 · £61 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 12.3% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £401.88 of your bill goes to adult social care at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £45.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Older people (65 and over)](#d-council~adult-social-care.older-people) £190.08 ** 47.3% of this · £21.4m in 2024-25 · £317 per resident; similar councils £337 · up 6.8% on 2023-24 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £120.16 ** 29.9% of this · £13.6m in 2024-25 · £200 per resident; similar councils £190 · down 3.5% on 2023-24 - Other adult services £57.10 ** 14.2% of this · £6.4m in 2024-25 · £95 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 5.2% on 2023-24 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £19.75 ** 4.9% of this · £2.2m in 2024-25 · £33 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 1.5% on 2023-24 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £14.78 ** 3.7% of this · £1.7m in 2024-25 · £25 per resident; similar councils £50 · down 18.4% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Older people (65 and over) ### Older people (65 and over) £190.08 of your bill goes to older people (65 and over) at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £21.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Nursing home placements £110.59 ** 58.2% of this · £12.5m in 2024-25 · £185 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 475.2% on 2023-24 - Assessment and care management £22.43 ** 11.8% of this · £2.5m in 2024-25 · £37 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 1.6% on 2023-24 - Residential care home placements £17.39 ** 9.1% of this · £2.0m in 2024-25 · £29 per resident; similar councils £117 · down 67.6% on 2023-24 - Supported and other accommodation £15.03 ** 7.9% of this · £1.7m in 2024-25 · £25 per resident; similar councils £0.22 · up 13.4% on 2023-24 - Home care £10.55 ** 5.6% of this · £1.2m in 2024-25 · £18 per resident; similar councils £89 · down 80.2% on 2023-24 - Other services £7.96 ** 4.2% of this · £898k in 2024-25 · £13 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 37.5% on 2023-24 - Day care £3.71 ** 2.0% of this · £418k in 2024-25 · £6.18 per resident; similar councils £5.04 · down 29.9% on 2023-24 - Meals £1.87 ** 1.0% of this · £211k in 2024-25 · £3.12 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 33.9% on 2023-24 - Equipment and adaptations £0.54 ** 0.3% of this · £61k in 2024-25 · £0.90 per resident; similar councils £2.64 · no change on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £120.16 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £13.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Residential care home placements £85.93 ** 71.5% of this · £9.7m in 2024-25 · £143 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 10.1% on 2023-24 - Supported and other accommodation £16.55 ** 13.8% of this · £1.9m in 2024-25 · £28 per resident; similar councils £68 · up 3.9% on 2023-24 - Day care £13.76 ** 11.4% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £23 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 22.9% on 2023-24 - Other services £3.93 ** 3.3% of this · £443k in 2024-25 · £6.55 per resident; similar councils £2.93 · down 19.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £19.75 of your bill goes to physical support at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £2.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Nursing home placements £19.68 ** 99.6% of this · £2.2m in 2024-25 · £33 per resident; similar councils £3.37 · up 267.6% on 2023-24 - Other services £0.07 ** 0.4% of this · £8k in 2024-25 · £0.12 per resident; similar councils £1.06 · down 95.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £14.78 of your bill goes to mental health support at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £1.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Day care £6.74 ** 45.6% of this · £760k in 2024-25 · £11 per resident; similar councils £0.01 · up 603.7% on 2023-24 - Other services £4.94 ** 33.4% of this · £557k in 2024-25 · £8.24 per resident; similar councils £2.16 · up 1.1% on 2023-24 - Assessment and care management £2.40 ** 16.3% of this · £271k in 2024-25 · £4.01 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 25.5% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £0.70 ** 4.7% of this · £79k in 2024-25 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £1.74 · down 83.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £244.19 of your bill goes to children's social care at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £27.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £123.55 ** 50.6% of this · £13.8m in 2024-25 · £205 per resident; similar councils £208 · down 8.4% on 2023-24 - Children's centres and early years £56.94 ** 23.3% of this · £6.4m in 2024-25 · £94 per resident; similar councils £42 · down 17.8% on 2023-24 - Safeguarding and social work £50.89 ** 20.8% of this · £5.7m in 2024-25 · £84 per resident; similar councils £61 · up 10.0% on 2023-24 - Family support £5.57 ** 2.3% of this · £624k in 2024-25 · £9.23 per resident; similar councils £34 · down 8.6% on 2023-24 - Other children's and families' services £4.52 ** 1.8% of this · £506k in 2024-25 · £7.49 per resident; similar councils £6.35 · up 6.8% on 2023-24 - Youth justice £2.72 ** 1.1% of this · £305k in 2024-25 · £4.51 per resident; similar councils £6.44 · down 24.1% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £192.51 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £21.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing benefit, homelessness and housing services £192.11 ** 99.8% of this · £21.5m in 2024-25 · £318 per resident; similar councils £267 · up 0.3% on 2023-24 - Other General Fund housing £0.39 ** 0.2% of this · £44k in 2024-25 · £0.65 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 46.7% on 2023-24 **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. Blaenau Gwent reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2024-25: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £130.23 of your bill goes to planning and development at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £14.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £113.70 ** 87.3% of this · £12.7m in 2024-25 · £188 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 43.6% on 2023-24 - Planning applications (development management) £6.55 ** 5.0% of this · £734k in 2024-25 · £11 per resident; similar councils £5.83 · up 101.6% on 2023-24 - Building control £5.09 ** 3.9% of this · £570k in 2024-25 · £8.43 per resident; similar councils £1.64 · up 64.7% on 2023-24 - Environmental initiatives £3.69 ** 2.8% of this · £413k in 2024-25 · £6.11 per resident; similar councils £2.78 · down 11.6% on 2023-24 - Community development £0.68 ** 0.5% of this · £76k in 2024-25 · £1.12 per resident; similar councils £5.66 · up 8.6% on 2023-24 - Planning policy £0.52 ** 0.4% of this · £58k in 2024-25 · £0.86 per resident; similar councils £4.95 · down 82.1% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £121.28 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £13.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection, disposal and recycling £84.47 ** 69.7% of this · £9.5m in 2024-25 · £140 per resident; similar councils £119 · down 0.9% on 2023-24 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £15.20 ** 12.5% of this · £1.7m in 2024-25 · £25 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 19.7% on 2023-24 - Street cleaning £12.56 ** 10.4% of this · £1.4m in 2024-25 · £21 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 3.8% on 2023-24 - Trading standards £4.06 ** 3.3% of this · £455k in 2024-25 · £6.73 per resident; similar councils £4.80 · down 8.5% on 2023-24 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £3.38 ** 2.8% of this · £379k in 2024-25 · £5.61 per resident; similar councils £5.28 · down 8.5% on 2023-24 - Community safety and CCTV £1.24 ** 1.0% of this · £139k in 2024-25 · £2.06 per resident; similar councils £1.24 · down 46.5% on 2023-24 - Cemeteries and crematoria £0.36 ** 0.3% of this · £40k in 2024-25 · £0.59 per resident; similar councils £0.70 · down 16.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £120.18 of your bill goes to running the council at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £13.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other central services £49.63 ** 41.3% of this · £5.6m in 2024-25 · £82 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 121.6% on 2023-24 - Corporate and democratic core £36.69 ** 30.5% of this · £4.1m in 2024-25 · £61 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 3.0% on 2023-24 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £18.86 ** 15.7% of this · £2.1m in 2024-25 · £31 per resident; similar councils £4.29 · up 741.8% on 2023-24 - Collecting council tax and business rates £12.60 ** 10.5% of this · £1.4m in 2024-25 · £21 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 4.2% on 2023-24 - Coroners' and other courts £2.39 ** 2.0% of this · £268k in 2024-25 · £3.96 per resident; similar councils £3.17 · up 49.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £67.19 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £7.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £21.80 ** 32.4% of this · £2.4m in 2024-25 · £36 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 10.2% on 2023-24 - Concessionary bus fares £16.93 ** 25.2% of this · £1.9m in 2024-25 · £28 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 39.3% on 2023-24 - Street lighting (including energy) £14.14 ** 21.0% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £23 per resident; similar councils £10 · down 28.0% on 2023-24 - Winter service (gritting) £6.31 ** 9.4% of this · £707k in 2024-25 · £10 per resident; similar councils £7.85 · up 12.2% on 2023-24 - Traffic management and road safety £3.76 ** 5.6% of this · £421k in 2024-25 · £6.23 per resident; similar councils £3.30 · up 23.1% on 2023-24 - Transport planning and policy £3.20 ** 4.8% of this · £359k in 2024-25 · £5.31 per resident; similar councils £2.83 · up 435.8% on 2023-24 - Parking £0.61 ** 0.9% of this · £68k in 2024-25 · £1.01 per resident; similar councils £-8.65 · down 86.2% on 2023-24 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £0.44 ** 0.7% of this · £49k in 2024-25 · £0.72 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 14.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £21.80 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £2.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £16.36 ** 75.1% of this · £1.8m in 2024-25 · £27 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 16.4% on 2023-24 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £5.44 ** 24.9% of this · £609k in 2024-25 · £9.01 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 5.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Blaenau Gwent](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £60.56 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Blaenau Gwent. Here is how its £6.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £25.49 ** 42.1% of this · £2.9m in 2024-25 · £42 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 27.3% on 2023-24 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £18.44 ** 30.4% of this · £2.1m in 2024-25 · £31 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 1.1% on 2023-24 - Sport and leisure £14.67 ** 24.2% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £24 per resident; similar councils £36 · down 34.2% on 2023-24 - Tourism £1.29 ** 2.1% of this · £144k in 2024-25 · £2.13 per resident; similar councils £4.43 · up 5.1% on 2023-24 - Libraries £0.68 ** 1.1% of this · £76k in 2024-25 · £1.12 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 38.2% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Gwent Police ### Gwent Police £403.53 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 Gwent Police's adult social care spending of £181.8m 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. ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Blaenau Gwent 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 | £2.9m | £42 | £19 | — | up 27.3% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£42Similar councils, per resident£19Per mile of road—Changeup 27.3% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £1.4m | £21 | £17 | £5,518 (similar: £2,210) | up 3.8% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£21Similar councils, per resident£17Per mile of road£5,518 (similar: £2,210)Changeup 3.8% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £2.4m | £36 | £46 | £9,576 (similar: £4,893) | up 10.2% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£36Similar councils, per resident£46Per mile of road£9,576 (similar: £4,893)Changeup 10.2% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £1.8m | £27 | £27 | £7,188 (similar: £2,626) | up 16.4% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£27Similar councils, per resident£27Per mile of road£7,188 (similar: £2,626)Changeup 16.4% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £609k | £9.01 | £21 | £2,388 (similar: £2,455) | down 5.0% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£9.01Similar councils, per resident£21Per mile of road£2,388 (similar: £2,455)Changedown 5.0% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £707k | £10 | £7.85 | £2,773 (similar: £781) | up 12.2% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£10Similar councils, per resident£7.85Per mile of road£2,773 (similar: £781)Changeup 12.2% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.6m | £23 | £10 | £6,212 (similar: £1,021) | down 28.0% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£23Similar councils, per resident£10Per mile of road£6,212 (similar: £1,021)Changedown 28.0% on 2023-24 | | | | | | 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 | £1,247 | £1,229 | | Median£1,229 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £666 | £607 | | Median£607 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £405 | £347 | | Median£347 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £319 | £319 | | Median£319 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £216 | £59 | | Median£59 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £201 | £164 | | Median£164 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £199 | £92 | | Median£92 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £111 | £104 | | Median£104 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £100 | £80 | | Median£80 | | | - Staff costs are not published by service for Blaenau Gwent, so its split between its own staff and everything else cannot be shown. ## 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 - Welsh Government, [Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority (StatsWales)](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/3ca971eb-7d9b-4b79-89fa-6d7f77431aad/download/csv), published 24 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. - Welsh Government, [Local authority revenue outturn expenditure and financing (StatsWales)](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv), published 16 October 2025. 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 Blaenau Gwent](/council-tax/wales/blaenau-gwent/) and [everything else about Blaenau Gwent](/your-area/blaenau-gwent/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Blaenau Gwent? A Band D bill of £2,531.26 is split between Blaenau Gwent, Gwent Police, Community and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is education, £752.51.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](https://www.gov.wales/council-tax-levels) | Welsh 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 outturn expenditure and financing (StatsWales)](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | Welsh Government | 16 October 2025 | 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 Blaenau Gwent](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/blaenau-gwent/) - [Back to Blaenau Gwent: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/blaenau-gwent/) - [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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