# Where your council tax goes in Monmouthshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/wales/monmouthshire/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 Monmouthshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Monmouthshire** is **£2,416.50** for 2026-27, split between Monmouthshire £1,926.45, Gwent Police £403.53, Community and town councils (average for the area) £86.52. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is education at Monmouthshire: **£764.26** of the bill. Council tax pays for 16% 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 - £2,416.50Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,926.45Goes to Monmouthshire itself (80%) As of 6 April 2026 - £764.26Largest line: education As of 16 October 2025 - 16.4%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. 1926.45 403.53 86.52 Monmouthshire 80%Gwent Police 17%Community and town councils (average for the area) 4% 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 16.4%** of the money Monmouthshire had to spend in 2024-25. ************ - Council tax 16.4% £77.5m - Business rates 7.4% £34.9m - General government grant 38.6% £182.3m - Government grants for specific services 12.0% £56.9m - Fees, charges and other income 25.5% £120.5m - Taken from reserves 0.1% £416k 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: £2,416.50 - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) £1,926.45 ** Your council · 79.7% of the bill - [Gwent Police](#d-police) £403.53 ** Police · 16.7% of the bill - Community and town councils (average for the area) £86.52 ** Parish or town council · 3.6% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Monmouthshire ### Monmouthshire £1,926.45 of your bill goes to Monmouthshire. It is shared out below in proportion to how Monmouthshire spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Education](#d-council~education) £764.26 ** 39.7% of this part · £95.9m in 2024-25 · £1,006 per resident; similar councils £1,230 · up 10.4% on 2023-24 - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £385.93 ** 20.0% of this part · £48.4m in 2024-25 · £508 per resident; similar councils £691 · up 5.7% on 2023-24 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £254.60 ** 13.2% of this part · £31.9m in 2024-25 · £335 per resident; similar councils £340 · up 10.2% on 2023-24 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £177.79 ** 9.2% of this part · £22.3m in 2024-25 · £234 per resident; similar councils £319 · down 5.4% on 2023-24 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £135.72 ** 7.0% of this part · £17.0m in 2024-25 · £179 per resident; similar councils £162 · up 5.9% on 2023-24 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £76.01 ** 3.9% of this part · £9.5m in 2024-25 · £100 per resident; similar councils £86 · down 13.9% on 2023-24 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £67.93 ** 3.5% of this part · £8.5m in 2024-25 · £89 per resident; similar councils £108 · up 8.2% on 2023-24 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £37.55 ** 1.9% of this part · £4.7m in 2024-25 · £49 per resident; similar councils £66 · up 10.8% on 2023-24 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £26.67 ** 1.4% of this part · £3.3m in 2024-25 · £35 per resident; similar councils £98 · down 37.0% on 2023-24 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 Welsh councils closest in population: Torfaen, Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Isle of Anglesey, Blaenau Gwent, Powys, Vale of Glamorgan. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Education ### Education £764.26 of your bill goes to education at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £95.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Schools £737.64 ** 96.5% of this · £92.5m in 2024-25 · £971 per resident; similar councils £1,184 · up 11.2% on 2023-24 - Other education £26.61 ** 3.5% of this · £3.3m in 2024-25 · £35 per resident; similar councils £40 · down 8.2% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £385.93 of your bill goes to adult social care at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £48.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Older people (65 and over)](#d-council~adult-social-care.older-people) £269.90 ** 69.9% of this · £34.2m in 2024-25 · £358 per resident; similar councils £330 · up 6.6% on 2023-24 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £74.14 ** 19.2% of this · £9.4m in 2024-25 · £98 per resident; similar councils £196 · up 8.3% on 2023-24 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £17.83 ** 4.6% of this · £2.3m in 2024-25 · £24 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 15.7% on 2023-24 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £12.72 ** 3.3% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £17 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 13.4% on 2023-24 - Other adult services £11.35 ** 2.9% of this · £1.4m in 2024-25 · £15 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 0.6% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Older people (65 and over) ### Older people (65 and over) £269.90 of your bill goes to older people (65 and over) at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £34.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Home care £79.28 ** 29.4% of this · £10.0m in 2024-25 · £105 per resident; similar councils £89 · down 4.9% on 2023-24 - Residential care home placements £67.54 ** 25.0% of this · £8.6m in 2024-25 · £90 per resident; similar councils £117 · up 24.7% on 2023-24 - Assessment and care management £57.15 ** 21.2% of this · £7.2m in 2024-25 · £76 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 5.9% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £43.27 ** 16.0% of this · £5.5m in 2024-25 · £57 per resident; similar councils £57 · up 33.7% on 2023-24 - Direct payments £13.38 ** 5.0% of this · £1.7m in 2024-25 · £18 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 6.9% on 2023-24 - Meals £3.78 ** 1.4% of this · £479k in 2024-25 · £5.02 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 4.1% on 2023-24 - Equipment and adaptations £2.46 ** 0.9% of this · £312k in 2024-25 · £3.27 per resident; similar councils £1.78 · down 18.1% on 2023-24 - Other services £1.89 ** 0.7% of this · £239k in 2024-25 · £2.51 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 53.9% on 2023-24 - Supported and other accommodation £0.74 ** 0.3% of this · £94k in 2024-25 · £0.99 per resident; similar councils £0.11 · up 40.3% on 2023-24 - Day care £0.40 ** 0.1% of this · £51k in 2024-25 · £0.53 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · down 92.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £74.14 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £9.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Residential care home placements £32.03 ** 43.2% of this · £4.1m in 2024-25 · £43 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 8.3% on 2023-24 - Home care £23.42 ** 31.6% of this · £3.0m in 2024-25 · £31 per resident; similar councils £6.90 · up 7.9% on 2023-24 - Assessment and care management £9.34 ** 12.6% of this · £1.2m in 2024-25 · £12 per resident; similar councils £9.13 · up 42.9% on 2023-24 - Day care £4.39 ** 5.9% of this · £556k in 2024-25 · £5.83 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 22.3% on 2023-24 - Direct payments £3.30 ** 4.5% of this · £418k in 2024-25 · £4.38 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 2.3% on 2023-24 - Supported and other accommodation £0.80 ** 1.1% of this · £101k in 2024-25 · £1.06 per resident; similar councils £72 · down 29.4% on 2023-24 - Other services £0.44 ** 0.6% of this · £56k in 2024-25 · £0.59 per resident; similar councils £2.93 · up 5.7% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £0.39 ** 0.5% of this · £50k in 2024-25 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £0.56 · up 1566.7% on 2023-24 - Meals £0.02 ** under 0.1% of this · £3k in 2024-25 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 25.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £17.83 of your bill goes to physical support at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £2.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Direct payments £6.01 ** 33.7% of this · £761k in 2024-25 · £7.98 per resident; similar councils £8.22 · up 0.3% on 2023-24 - Home care £5.33 ** 29.9% of this · £675k in 2024-25 · £7.08 per resident; similar councils £6.34 · down 21.3% on 2023-24 - Assessment and care management £2.38 ** 13.3% of this · £301k in 2024-25 · £3.16 per resident; similar councils £8.05 · down 41.8% on 2023-24 - Equipment and adaptations £1.26 ** 7.0% of this · £159k in 2024-25 · £1.67 per resident; similar councils £1.53 · up 20.5% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £0.99 ** 5.5% of this · £125k in 2024-25 · £1.31 per resident; similar councils £4.77 · down 11.3% on 2023-24 - Residential care home placements £0.88 ** 4.9% of this · £111k in 2024-25 · £1.16 per resident; similar councils £7.17 · down 17.2% on 2023-24 - Other services £0.58 ** 3.2% of this · £73k in 2024-25 · £0.77 per resident; similar councils £0.54 · up 7.4% on 2023-24 - Day care £0.34 ** 1.9% of this · £43k in 2024-25 · £0.45 per resident; similar councils £0.17 · down 33.8% on 2023-24 - Meals £0.07 ** 0.4% of this · £9k in 2024-25 · £0.09 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 800.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £12.72 of your bill goes to mental health support at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £1.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Assessment and care management £4.58 ** 36.0% of this · £579k in 2024-25 · £6.07 per resident; similar councils £9.67 · up 118.5% on 2023-24 - Home care £4.31 ** 33.9% of this · £545k in 2024-25 · £5.72 per resident; similar councils £1.78 · down 36.0% on 2023-24 - Day care £1.35 ** 10.6% of this · £171k in 2024-25 · £1.79 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 338.5% on 2023-24 - Residential care home placements £1.26 ** 9.9% of this · £160k in 2024-25 · £1.68 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 56.9% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £0.97 ** 7.6% of this · £123k in 2024-25 · £1.29 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · up 10.8% on 2023-24 - Other services £0.16 ** 1.2% of this · £20k in 2024-25 · £0.21 per resident; similar councils £3.87 - Meals £0.06 ** 0.4% of this · £7k in 2024-25 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 16.7% on 2023-24 - Supported and other accommodation £0.02 ** 0.2% of this · £3k in 2024-25 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £2.10 - Direct payments £0.01 ** under 0.1% of this · £1k in 2024-25 · £0.01 per resident; similar councils £0.43 · down 97.8% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £254.60 of your bill goes to children's social care at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £31.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £156.88 ** 61.6% of this · £19.7m in 2024-25 · £206 per resident; similar councils £190 · up 18.8% on 2023-24 - Safeguarding and social work £54.47 ** 21.4% of this · £6.8m in 2024-25 · £72 per resident; similar councils £61 · up 3.4% on 2023-24 - Children's centres and early years £17.49 ** 6.9% of this · £2.2m in 2024-25 · £23 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 4.3% on 2023-24 - Family support £8.56 ** 3.4% of this · £1.1m in 2024-25 · £11 per resident; similar councils £34 · down 27.3% on 2023-24 - Youth justice £7.97 ** 3.1% of this · £1.0m in 2024-25 · £10 per resident; similar councils £6.44 · down 0.6% on 2023-24 - Services for young people £4.78 ** 1.9% of this · £599k in 2024-25 · £6.28 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 17.4% on 2023-24 - Other children's and families' services £4.46 ** 1.8% of this · £559k in 2024-25 · £5.86 per resident; similar councils £6.91 · up 11.6% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £177.79 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £22.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing benefit, homelessness and housing services £152.27 ** 85.6% of this · £19.1m in 2024-25 · £200 per resident; similar councils £267 · down 7.1% on 2023-24 - Other General Fund housing £25.52 ** 14.4% of this · £3.2m in 2024-25 · £34 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 6.6% 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. Monmouthshire 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) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £135.72 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £17.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection, disposal and recycling £89.99 ** 66.3% of this · £11.4m in 2024-25 · £119 per resident; similar councils £122 · up 6.4% on 2023-24 - Trading standards £15.60 ** 11.5% of this · £2.0m in 2024-25 · £21 per resident; similar councils £4.46 · up 5.9% on 2023-24 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £13.70 ** 10.1% of this · £1.7m in 2024-25 · £18 per resident; similar councils £22 · down 6.1% on 2023-24 - Street cleaning £7.46 ** 5.5% of this · £942k in 2024-25 · £9.88 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 15.9% on 2023-24 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £4.51 ** 3.3% of this · £569k in 2024-25 · £5.97 per resident; similar councils £5.10 · down 5.0% on 2023-24 - Cemeteries and crematoria £2.30 ** 1.7% of this · £290k in 2024-25 · £3.04 per resident; similar councils £0.03 · no change on 2023-24 - Community safety and CCTV £2.16 ** 1.6% of this · £273k in 2024-25 · £2.86 per resident; similar councils £1.24 · up 31.9% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £76.01 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £9.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £29.93 ** 39.4% of this · £3.8m in 2024-25 · £39 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 13.5% on 2023-24 - Sport and leisure £28.71 ** 37.8% of this · £3.6m in 2024-25 · £38 per resident; similar councils £32 · down 16.2% on 2023-24 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £11.06 ** 14.5% of this · £1.4m in 2024-25 · £15 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 19.5% on 2023-24 - Libraries £3.94 ** 5.2% of this · £494k in 2024-25 · £5.18 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 50.6% on 2023-24 - Tourism £2.38 ** 3.1% of this · £299k in 2024-25 · £3.14 per resident; similar councils £3.09 · down 22.9% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £67.93 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £8.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £29.11 ** 42.9% of this · £4.0m in 2024-25 · £42 per resident; similar councils £46 · down 2.1% on 2023-24 - Concessionary bus fares £27.18 ** 40.0% of this · £3.8m in 2024-25 · £40 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 54.6% on 2023-24 - Street lighting (including energy) £4.70 ** 6.9% of this · £653k in 2024-25 · £6.85 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 25.1% on 2023-24 - Winter service (gritting) £4.00 ** 5.9% of this · £556k in 2024-25 · £5.83 per resident; similar councils £9.46 · up 44.0% on 2023-24 - Transport planning and policy £1.85 ** 2.7% of this · £257k in 2024-25 · £2.70 per resident; similar councils £3.61 · down 32.9% on 2023-24 - Traffic management and road safety £1.09 ** 1.6% of this · £152k in 2024-25 · £1.59 per resident; similar councils £4.50 · down 75.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £29.11 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £4.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £17.09 ** 58.7% of this · £2.4m in 2024-25 · £25 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 552.5% on 2023-24 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £12.02 ** 41.3% of this · £1.7m in 2024-25 · £18 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 55.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £37.55 of your bill goes to planning and development at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £4.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £22.12 ** 58.9% of this · £3.3m in 2024-25 · £35 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 7.1% on 2023-24 - Planning applications (development management) £6.38 ** 17.0% of this · £956k in 2024-25 · £10 per resident; similar councils £5.83 · down 12.1% on 2023-24 - Planning policy £4.28 ** 11.4% of this · £641k in 2024-25 · £6.72 per resident; similar councils £4.95 · up 18.5% on 2023-24 - Community development £3.44 ** 9.2% of this · £516k in 2024-25 · £5.41 per resident; similar councils £4.97 · up 6.4% on 2023-24 - Building control £1.32 ** 3.5% of this · £198k in 2024-25 · £2.08 per resident; similar councils £1.64 · down 31.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Monmouthshire](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £26.67 of your bill goes to running the council at Monmouthshire. Here is how its £3.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £14.87 ** 55.7% of this · £2.3m in 2024-25 · £24 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 16.3% on 2023-24 - Collecting council tax and business rates £7.10 ** 26.6% of this · £1.1m in 2024-25 · £12 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 22.5% on 2023-24 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £2.83 ** 10.6% of this · £437k in 2024-25 · £4.58 per resident; similar councils £3.21 · up 29.3% on 2023-24 - Coroners' and other courts £1.88 ** 7.0% of this · £290k in 2024-25 · £3.04 per resident; similar councils £3.25 · up 5.5% 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 Monmouthshire spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out. | Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £3.8m | £39 | £19 | — | down 13.5% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£39Similar councils, per resident£19Per mile of road—Changedown 13.5% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £942k | £9.88 | £21 | £999 (similar: £2,818) | up 15.9% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£9.88Similar councils, per resident£21Per mile of road£999 (similar: £2,818)Changeup 15.9% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £4.0m | £42 | £46 | £4,290 (similar: £5,629) | down 2.1% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£42Similar councils, per resident£46Per mile of road£4,290 (similar: £5,629)Changedown 2.1% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £2.4m | £25 | £31 | £2,519 (similar: £2,958) | up 552.5% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£25Similar councils, per resident£31Per mile of road£2,519 (similar: £2,958)Changeup 552.5% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £1.7m | £18 | £17 | £1,771 (similar: £2,298) | down 55.7% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£18Similar councils, per resident£17Per mile of road£1,771 (similar: £2,298)Changedown 55.7% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £556k | £5.83 | £9.46 | £590 (similar: £845) | up 44.0% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£5.83Similar councils, per resident£9.46Per mile of road£590 (similar: £845)Changeup 44.0% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £653k | £6.85 | £11 | £692 (similar: £1,527) | down 25.1% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£6.85Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£692 (similar: £1,527)Changedown 25.1% 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 | £1,006 | £1,247 | | Median£1,247 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £508 | £623 | | Median£623 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £335 | £353 | | Median£353 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £234 | £319 | | Median£319 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £179 | £164 | | Median£164 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £100 | £80 | | Median£80 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £89 | £105 | | Median£105 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £49 | £67 | | Median£67 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £35 | £92 | | Median£92 | | | - Staff costs are not published by service for Monmouthshire, 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 Monmouthshire](/council-tax/wales/monmouthshire/) and [everything else about Monmouthshire](/your-area/monmouthshire/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Monmouthshire? A Band D bill of £2,416.50 is split between Monmouthshire, Gwent Police, Community and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is education, £764.26.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 Monmouthshire](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/monmouthshire/) - [Back to Monmouthshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/monmouthshire/) - [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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