# Where your council tax goes in Vale of Glamorgan url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/wales/vale-of-glamorgan/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 Vale of Glamorgan Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Vale of Glamorgan** is **£2,231.54** for 2026-27, split between Vale of Glamorgan £1,762.65, South Wales Police £405.14, Community and town councils (average for the area) £63.75. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is education at Vale of Glamorgan: **£830.53** of the bill. Council tax pays for 15% 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 - £2,231.54Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,762.65Goes to Vale of Glamorgan itself (79%) As of 6 April 2026 - £830.53Largest line: education As of 16 October 2025 - 14.5%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. 1762.65 405.14 63.75 Vale of Glamorgan 79%South Wales Police 18%Community and town councils (average for the area) 3% 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 14.5%** of the money Vale of Glamorgan had to spend in 2024-25. ************ - Council tax 14.5% £90.4m - Business rates 7.7% £47.9m - General government grant 52.1% £323.9m - Government grants for specific services 16.2% £100.9m - Fees, charges and other income 7.9% £49.0m - Taken from reserves 1.6% £9.8m 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: £2,231.54 - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) £1,762.65 ** Your council · 79.0% of the bill - [South Wales Police](#d-police) £405.14 ** Police · 18.2% of the bill - Community and town councils (average for the area) £63.75 ** Parish or town council · 2.9% 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) - Vale of Glamorgan ### Vale of Glamorgan £1,762.65 of your bill goes to Vale of Glamorgan. It is shared out below in proportion to how Vale of Glamorgan spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Education](#d-council~education) £830.53 ** 47.1% of this part · £182.6m in 2024-25 · £1,349 per resident; similar councils £1,204 · up 6.9% on 2023-24 - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £352.46 ** 20.0% of this part · £77.5m in 2024-25 · £573 per resident; similar councils £647 · up 8.4% on 2023-24 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £177.57 ** 10.1% of this part · £39.0m in 2024-25 · £288 per resident; similar councils £350 · up 6.0% on 2023-24 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £170.33 ** 9.7% of this part · £37.5m in 2024-25 · £277 per resident; similar councils £321 · up 0.7% on 2023-24 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £83.01 ** 4.7% of this part · £18.3m in 2024-25 · £135 per resident; similar councils £157 · up 1.1% on 2023-24 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £64.16 ** 3.6% of this part · £14.1m in 2024-25 · £104 per resident; similar councils £114 · up 59.8% on 2023-24 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £34.35 ** 1.9% of this part · £7.6m in 2024-25 · £56 per resident; similar councils £77 · up 3.7% on 2023-24 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £32.37 ** 1.8% of this part · £7.1m in 2024-25 · £53 per resident; similar councils £57 · up 42.2% on 2023-24 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £17.89 ** 1.0% of this part · £3.9m in 2024-25 · £29 per resident; similar councils £98 · down 29.0% on 2023-24 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 Welsh councils closest in population: Powys, Wrexham, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Bridgend, Gwynedd, Flintshire, Conwy, Newport, Caerphilly. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Education ### Education £830.53 of your bill goes to education at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £182.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Schools £806.06 ** 97.1% of this · £177.2m in 2024-25 · £1,309 per resident; similar councils £1,169 · up 5.8% on 2023-24 - Other education £24.46 ** 2.9% of this · £5.4m in 2024-25 · £40 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 60.7% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £352.46 of your bill goes to adult social care at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £77.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Older people (65 and over)](#d-council~adult-social-care.older-people) £205.37 ** 58.3% of this · £45.6m in 2024-25 · £337 per resident; similar councils £291 · up 9.7% on 2023-24 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £91.39 ** 25.9% of this · £20.3m in 2024-25 · £150 per resident; similar councils £219 · up 6.7% on 2023-24 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £36.85 ** 10.5% of this · £8.2m in 2024-25 · £60 per resident; similar councils £57 · up 9.9% on 2023-24 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £15.26 ** 4.3% of this · £3.4m in 2024-25 · £25 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 2.9% on 2023-24 - Other adult services £3.59 ** 1.0% of this · £797k in 2024-25 · £5.89 per resident; similar councils £32 · down 8.5% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Older people (65 and over) ### Older people (65 and over) £205.37 of your bill goes to older people (65 and over) at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £45.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Home care £81.06 ** 39.5% of this · £18.0m in 2024-25 · £133 per resident; similar councils £83 · up 8.0% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £54.09 ** 26.3% of this · £12.0m in 2024-25 · £89 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 11.1% on 2023-24 - Residential care home placements £35.80 ** 17.4% of this · £7.9m in 2024-25 · £59 per resident; similar councils £101 · up 22.0% on 2023-24 - Assessment and care management £15.34 ** 7.5% of this · £3.4m in 2024-25 · £25 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 1.0% on 2023-24 - Direct payments £10.09 ** 4.9% of this · £2.2m in 2024-25 · £17 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 0.2% on 2023-24 - Other services £4.66 ** 2.3% of this · £1.0m in 2024-25 · £7.65 per resident; similar councils £10 · down 2.6% on 2023-24 - Day care £3.47 ** 1.7% of this · £770k in 2024-25 · £5.69 per resident; similar councils £4.36 · up 1.3% on 2023-24 - Equipment and adaptations £0.72 ** 0.3% of this · £159k in 2024-25 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £2.45 · up 39.5% on 2023-24 - Supported and other accommodation £0.13 ** under 0.1% of this · £29k in 2024-25 · £0.21 per resident; similar councils £7.36 · up 383.3% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £91.39 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £20.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Supported and other accommodation £44.85 ** 49.1% of this · £10.0m in 2024-25 · £74 per resident; similar councils £102 · up 8.6% on 2023-24 - Residential care home placements £23.35 ** 25.6% of this · £5.2m in 2024-25 · £38 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 11.5% on 2023-24 - Home care £5.76 ** 6.3% of this · £1.3m in 2024-25 · £9.45 per resident; similar councils £2.59 · up 1.0% on 2023-24 - Day care £5.46 ** 6.0% of this · £1.2m in 2024-25 · £8.95 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 4.0% on 2023-24 - Assessment and care management £4.47 ** 4.9% of this · £991k in 2024-25 · £7.32 per resident; similar councils £7.45 · up 4.3% on 2023-24 - Direct payments £4.01 ** 4.4% of this · £890k in 2024-25 · £6.57 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 13.5% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £2.15 ** 2.4% of this · £477k in 2024-25 · £3.52 per resident; similar councils £1.81 · up 103.8% on 2023-24 - Other services £1.33 ** 1.5% of this · £296k in 2024-25 · £2.19 per resident; similar councils £1.97 · down 34.9% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £36.85 of your bill goes to physical support at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £8.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Home care £9.17 ** 24.9% of this · £2.0m in 2024-25 · £15 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 10.2% on 2023-24 - Direct payments £7.97 ** 21.6% of this · £1.8m in 2024-25 · £13 per resident; similar councils £9.61 · up 5.6% on 2023-24 - Residential care home placements £7.04 ** 19.1% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £12 per resident; similar councils £8.07 · up 16.1% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £4.38 ** 11.9% of this · £973k in 2024-25 · £7.19 per resident; similar councils £3.80 · up 61.4% on 2023-24 - Assessment and care management £3.93 ** 10.7% of this · £873k in 2024-25 · £6.45 per resident; similar councils £8.47 · down 7.0% on 2023-24 - Equipment and adaptations £2.01 ** 5.5% of this · £447k in 2024-25 · £3.30 per resident; similar councils £2.27 · up 5.4% on 2023-24 - Day care £1.93 ** 5.2% of this · £429k in 2024-25 · £3.17 per resident; similar councils £0.41 · down 2.5% on 2023-24 - Other services £0.40 ** 1.1% of this · £89k in 2024-25 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £1.27 · down 47.3% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £15.26 of your bill goes to mental health support at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £3.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Assessment and care management £4.47 ** 29.3% of this · £992k in 2024-25 · £7.33 per resident; similar councils £9.87 · down 1.4% on 2023-24 - Home care £3.66 ** 24.0% of this · £813k in 2024-25 · £6.01 per resident; similar councils £1.30 · up 14.5% on 2023-24 - Other services £3.56 ** 23.3% of this · £790k in 2024-25 · £5.84 per resident; similar councils £1.69 · up 0.6% on 2023-24 - Residential care home placements £1.91 ** 12.5% of this · £423k in 2024-25 · £3.12 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 9.6% on 2023-24 - Nursing home placements £1.35 ** 8.9% of this · £300k in 2024-25 · £2.22 per resident; similar councils £3.01 · down 8.3% on 2023-24 - Direct payments £0.28 ** 1.9% of this · £63k in 2024-25 · £0.47 per resident; similar councils £0.69 · down 8.7% on 2023-24 - Supported and other accommodation £0.02 ** 0.1% of this · £5k in 2024-25 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £5.43 · no change on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £177.57 of your bill goes to children's social care at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £39.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £104.61 ** 58.9% of this · £23.0m in 2024-25 · £170 per resident; similar councils £177 · up 15.5% on 2023-24 - Family support £21.98 ** 12.4% of this · £4.8m in 2024-25 · £36 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 5.0% on 2023-24 - Children's centres and early years £21.83 ** 12.3% of this · £4.8m in 2024-25 · £35 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 20.0% on 2023-24 - Safeguarding and social work £17.01 ** 9.6% of this · £3.7m in 2024-25 · £28 per resident; similar councils £61 · down 23.6% on 2023-24 - Other children's and families' services £7.14 ** 4.0% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £12 per resident; similar councils £0.16 · down 32.1% on 2023-24 - Youth justice £5.00 ** 2.8% of this · £1.1m in 2024-25 · £8.13 per resident; similar councils £7.06 · down 1.1% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £170.33 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £37.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing benefit, homelessness and housing services £141.14 ** 82.9% of this · £31.0m in 2024-25 · £229 per resident; similar councils £263 · down 1.2% on 2023-24 - Other General Fund housing £29.19 ** 17.1% of this · £6.4m in 2024-25 · £47 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 10.6% 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. Vale of Glamorgan 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) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £83.01 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £18.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection, disposal and recycling £50.61 ** 61.0% of this · £11.1m in 2024-25 · £82 per resident; similar councils £109 · up 4.8% on 2023-24 - Street cleaning £13.17 ** 15.9% of this · £2.9m in 2024-25 · £21 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 7.3% on 2023-24 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £10.43 ** 12.6% of this · £2.3m in 2024-25 · £17 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 3.0% on 2023-24 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £4.83 ** 5.8% of this · £1.1m in 2024-25 · £7.84 per resident; similar councils £3.58 · down 6.6% on 2023-24 - Community safety and CCTV £2.23 ** 2.7% of this · £491k in 2024-25 · £3.63 per resident; similar councils £4.91 · up 7.4% on 2023-24 - Trading standards £1.63 ** 2.0% of this · £358k in 2024-25 · £2.64 per resident; similar councils £5.61 · up 9.1% on 2023-24 - Other environmental services £0.07 ** under 0.1% of this · £15k in 2024-25 · £0.11 per resident; similar councils £-0.26 - Cemeteries and crematoria £0.04 ** under 0.1% of this · £9k in 2024-25 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £0.82 · down 73.5% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £64.16 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £14.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £25.24 ** 39.3% of this · £5.5m in 2024-25 · £41 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 28.4% on 2023-24 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £14.10 ** 22.0% of this · £3.1m in 2024-25 · £23 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 168.3% on 2023-24 - Concessionary bus fares £7.37 ** 11.5% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £12 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 13.9% on 2023-24 - Street lighting (including energy) £6.82 ** 10.6% of this · £1.5m in 2024-25 · £11 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 6.8% on 2023-24 - Parking £4.59 ** 7.2% of this · £1.0m in 2024-25 · £7.45 per resident; similar councils £-1.41 - Transport planning and policy £2.62 ** 4.1% of this · £577k in 2024-25 · £4.26 per resident; similar councils £3.41 · up 27.1% on 2023-24 - Winter service (gritting) £2.15 ** 3.4% of this · £473k in 2024-25 · £3.49 per resident; similar councils £7.35 · up 0.4% on 2023-24 - Traffic management and road safety £1.26 ** 2.0% of this · £276k in 2024-25 · £2.04 per resident; similar councils £3.49 · down 1.1% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £25.24 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £5.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £20.71 ** 82.1% of this · £4.6m in 2024-25 · £34 per resident; similar councils £22 · down 5.9% on 2023-24 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £4.53 ** 17.9% of this · £995k in 2024-25 · £7.35 per resident; similar councils £14 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £34.35 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £7.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £16.93 ** 49.3% of this · £3.7m in 2024-25 · £27 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 15.5% on 2023-24 - Libraries £9.22 ** 26.9% of this · £2.0m in 2024-25 · £15 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 6.1% on 2023-24 - Sport and leisure £5.77 ** 16.8% of this · £1.3m in 2024-25 · £9.37 per resident; similar councils £32 · down 14.8% on 2023-24 - Tourism £1.26 ** 3.7% of this · £277k in 2024-25 · £2.05 per resident; similar councils £2.42 · down 27.3% on 2023-24 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £1.16 ** 3.4% of this · £256k in 2024-25 · £1.89 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 7.2% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £32.37 of your bill goes to planning and development at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £7.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £19.39 ** 59.9% of this · £4.3m in 2024-25 · £32 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 42.6% on 2023-24 - Planning applications (development management) £5.50 ** 17.0% of this · £1.2m in 2024-25 · £8.94 per resident; similar councils £4.30 · up 243.8% on 2023-24 - Planning policy £3.59 ** 11.1% of this · £789k in 2024-25 · £5.83 per resident; similar councils £4.35 · down 3.4% on 2023-24 - Building control £2.10 ** 6.5% of this · £461k in 2024-25 · £3.41 per resident; similar councils £1.29 · down 15.1% on 2023-24 - Environmental initiatives £1.30 ** 4.0% of this · £286k in 2024-25 · £2.11 per resident; similar councils £3.84 · up 45.2% on 2023-24 - Community development £0.49 ** 1.5% of this · £108k in 2024-25 · £0.80 per resident; similar councils £7.00 · no change on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Vale of Glamorgan](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £17.89 of your bill goes to running the council at Vale of Glamorgan. Here is how its £3.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other central services £5.73 ** 32.0% of this · £1.3m in 2024-25 · £9.31 per resident; similar councils £37 · down 47.6% on 2023-24 - Corporate and democratic core £5.61 ** 31.4% of this · £1.2m in 2024-25 · £9.12 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 35.5% on 2023-24 - Collecting council tax and business rates £3.38 ** 18.9% of this · £743k in 2024-25 · £5.49 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 4.8% on 2023-24 - Coroners' and other courts £1.91 ** 10.7% of this · £419k in 2024-25 · £3.10 per resident; similar councils £2.87 · up 9.1% on 2023-24 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £1.26 ** 7.0% of this · £277k in 2024-25 · £2.05 per resident; similar councils £6.14 · up 119.8% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - South Wales Police ### South Wales Police £405.14 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 South Wales Police's adult social care spending of £433.1m 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 Vale of Glamorgan 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 | £3.7m | £27 | £18 | — | up 15.5% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£27Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road—Changeup 15.5% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £2.9m | £21 | £18 | £4,917 (similar: £2,818) | down 7.3% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£21Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road£4,917 (similar: £2,818)Changedown 7.3% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £5.5m | £41 | £42 | £9,421 (similar: £5,632) | up 28.4% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£41Similar councils, per resident£42Per mile of road£9,421 (similar: £5,632)Changeup 28.4% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £4.6m | £34 | £22 | £7,732 (similar: £2,702) | down 5.9% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£34Similar councils, per resident£22Per mile of road£7,732 (similar: £2,702)Changedown 5.9% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £995k | £7.35 | £14 | £1,689 (similar: £2,652) | — | | Per resident£7.35Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road£1,689 (similar: £2,652)Change— | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £473k | £3.49 | £7.35 | £803 (similar: £1,081) | up 0.4% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£3.49Similar councils, per resident£7.35Per mile of road£803 (similar: £1,081)Changeup 0.4% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.5m | £11 | £15 | £2,547 (similar: £2,344) | down 6.8% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road£2,547 (similar: £2,344)Changedown 6.8% 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 | £1,349 | £1,229 | | Median£1,229 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £573 | £623 | | Median£623 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £288 | £353 | | Median£353 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £277 | £319 | | Median£319 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £135 | £169 | | Median£169 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £104 | £105 | | Median£105 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £56 | £80 | | Median£80 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £53 | £67 | | Median£67 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £29 | £92 | | Median£92 | | | - Staff costs are not published by service for Vale of Glamorgan, 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 Vale of Glamorgan](/council-tax/wales/vale-of-glamorgan/) and [everything else about Vale of Glamorgan](/your-area/vale-of-glamorgan/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Vale of Glamorgan? A Band D bill of £2,231.54 is split between Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales Police, Community and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is education, £830.53.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 Vale of Glamorgan](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/vale-of-glamorgan/) - [Back to Vale of Glamorgan: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/vale-of-glamorgan/) - [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). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.