Service Expenditure Breakdown
Net Revenue Expenditure by Service
Communities and Place
- Net Expenditure: £36.717 million
- Capital Charges: £3.306 million
- Total: £40.023 million
- Change from 2024/25: -18.2%
- Band D Equivalent: £372
Waste Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme
The reduction in net expenditure for the Communities and Place service in 2025/26 is largely due to a significant new income stream generated by the Waste Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme.
This scheme requires producers of packaging waste to cover the full net cost of managing packaging once it becomes waste. As a result, the Council receives additional funding to support waste collection and recycling services, reducing the overall cost burden on the local authority.
This change reflects national policy developments aimed at improving environmental sustainability and shifting responsibility for waste management to producers.
Education and Learning
- Net Expenditure: £311.382 million
- Capital Charges: £29.217 million
- Total: £340.599 million
- Change from 2024/25: +6.3%
- Band D Equivalent: £3,164
Health and Social Care
- Net Expenditure: £208.011 million
- Capital Charges: £1.119 million
- Total: £209.130 million
- Change from 2024/25: +6.5%
- Band D Equivalent: £1,943
Infrastructure and Environment
- Net Expenditure: £50.564 million
- Capital Charges: £37.031 million
- Total: £87.595 million
- Change from 2024/25: +2.6%
- Band D Equivalent: £814
Property and Housing
- Net Expenditure: £88.278 million
- Capital Charges: £3.042 million
- Total: £91.321 million
- Change from 2024/25: +2.0%
- Band D Equivalent: £848
Other Services
- Net Expenditure: £50.689 million
- Capital Charges: £5.317 million
- Total: £56.006 million
- Change from 2024/25: -7.6%
- Band D Equivalent: £520
Adjustment for Capital Charges
- Adjustment: -£6.250 million
- Change from 2024/25: +68.4%
- Band D Equivalent: -£58
Total
- Net Expenditure: £745.641 million
- Capital Charges: £72.782 million
- Total: £818.423 million
- Overall Change from 2024/25: +4.7%
- Band D Equivalent: £7,603