Council funding · UK 1995–96 to 2025–26 · every English council since 2017–18

English councils lost 18% of their core funding per person after 2010; the poorest areas lost 26%

Councils’ core funding per person fell 18% in real terms from 2010–11 to 2024–25, on the IFS’s measure. The most deprived tenth of councils lost 26%, against 11% for the least deprived. Since 2017–18, English councils’ funding has risen in real terms, from both council tax and government grants.

Evidence last reviewed 3 November 2026

The short version

  • Across the UK, money from central government to councils rose from £2,051 a person in 1995–96 to £3,128 in 2010–11, in today’s prices. By 2019–20 it was £2,197, 30% lower. Part of that fall is schools leaving councils to become academies.
  • In England the IFS, which excludes schools, finds core funding per person fell 18% from 2010–11 to 2024–25. Councils in the poorest areas relied most on grants and lost most.
  • Since 2017–18, English councils’ money for running services has risen +15% in real terms. Council tax rose +16% and government grants +16%.

Thirty years of money for councils

The longest consistent measure covers councils in all four UK countries. It shows money from central government, and what councils spent in total. Both are per person, in today’s prices.

How has money for councils changed over 30 years?

Money from central government to councils rose to £3,128 a person in 2010–11, then fell 30% by 2019–20

UK local government: current transfers from central government, and total local government spending, per person in 2025–26 prices.

United Kingdom (councils in all four countries, plus police and fire authorities in England and Wales) · 1995–96 to 2025–26 (spending from 1997–98)

1996–2026 · recorded figures.

£ per person, 2025–26 prices£0.0k£2.0k£4.0k200020102020From central government £2,147Total spending £3,830Peak £3,128, 2010–11Covid support, 2020–21
Central government money for councils rose by about half in real terms per person between 1995–96 and 2010–11, then fell back to roughly its 1995–96 level. Part of the fall after 2010–11 is schools leaving council control as academies, not a cut to the same services; the England figures below exclude that effect. The 2020–21 spike is one-off Covid support.

United Kingdom (councils in all four countries, plus police and fire authorities in England and Wales) · 1995–96 to 2025–26 (spending from 1997–98) · Outturn; recent quarters are provisional and may be revised

Show the workings — Money from central government to councils rose to £3,128 a person in 2010–11, then fell 30% by 2019–20
Geography:
United Kingdom (councils in all four countries, plus police and fire authorities in England and Wales)
Measure:
£ per person, 2025–26 prices (GDP deflator)
Period:
1995–96 to 2025–26 (spending from 1997–98)
Status:
Outturn; recent quarters are provisional and may be revised
Calculation:
Financial-year sums (April to March) of published quarterly ONS values. Real terms: cash × 100 ÷ GDP deflator. Per person: divided by the ONS UK mid-year population for the calendar year in which the financial year starts. No years are interpolated.
Compare with:
1995–96: £2,051 a person from central government. 2025–26: £2,147.
Not included / breaks:
Schools: academy conversions from 2010-11 moved school funding from councils to central government, so part of the fall in both series is a transfer of responsibility, not a cut to the same services. Responsibilities: public health moved to English councils in 2013-14; council tax benefit became local council tax support in 2013-14; councils took on new Covid-19 support in 2020-21. Business rates: the ONS records business rates as a central government tax and the money returned to councils as a transfer, so the 2013-14 rates retention scheme does not break QYJR. Devolved nations: grants to Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish councils are paid by the devolved governments, which the ONS classifies within central government.

Source: ONS, Public sector finances: QYJR, current transfers from central government to local government (£m, not seasonally adjusted); ONS, Public sector finances: MSE7, local government total expenditure (£m, not seasonally adjusted), Quarterly series QYJR and MSE7, summed to April–March financial years (released 2026-10-20).

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Financial yearFrom central government (£m, cash)From central government per person, 2025–26 pricesTotal spending (£m, cash)Total spending per person, 2025–26 prices
1995–96587272051not published—
1996–97598592018not published—
1997–98597752006837632812
1998–99612362019879612900
1999–00640662079933753030
2000–01677122172939703014
2001–027442523301077023372
2002–038117724791152793521
2003–048944326551259473739
2004–059697927801403664024
2005–0610272828431527374227
2006–0710897829101612454305
2007–0811468029781661584315
2008–0912029029861784344430
2009–1012710830951865314541
2010–1113164231281904664526
2011–1212817729601913064418
2012–1312554928331799194060
2013–1412574227641799193955
2014–1512254826391807703892
2015–1611873925251814583858
2016–1711505723791844883815
2017–1811419723201864543789
2018–1911257022261855353669
2019–2011462821971890653624
2020–2114899227122121553862
2021–2213278823982083933764
2022–2312664621152208453689
2023–2413382320962353103685
2024–2514105821052546103800
2025–2614917121472661263830

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Total council spending peaked at £4,541 a person in 2009–10 and was £3,830 in 2025–26, 16% lower.

Where the cuts fell hardest

This is the comparison shown on the public finances page. It covers English councils and leaves out schools, so the academies effect does not distort it.

Which councils absorbed the biggest cuts?

The most deprived councils lost more than twice as much funding per person as the least deprived

England (councils) · 2010–11 to 2019–20 and to 2024–25 (2024–25 as planned in June 2024)
2010–11 to 2024–252010–11 to 2019–20
  • Most deprived tenth of councils-26%
  • All English councils-18%
  • Least deprived tenth of councils-11%

Poorer councils lost more funding per resident because they depended more on government grants. Later increases have only partly restored the loss. Protecting care services squeezed other local services.

England (councils) · 2010–11 to 2019–20 and to 2024–25 (2024–25 as planned in June 2024) · Independent analysis of official data

Show the workings — The most deprived councils lost more than twice as much funding per person as the least deprived

Change in English councils’ core funding per person, real terms: 2010–11 to 2024–25 (filled dot) and 2010–11 to 2019–20 (open dot).

Central government funding for councils fell by 46% in real terms in the 2010s. Council tax replaced only part of it, and councils serving poorer areas — which relied most on grants — lost most per resident. Increases since 2019–20 have restored only some of the gap. Councils protected statutory duties such as children’s social care; spending on culture, housing, planning and transport per person fell by over 40%.

Geography:
England (councils)
Measure:
% change per person, real terms (GDP deflator)
Period:
2010–11 to 2019–20 and to 2024–25 (2024–25 as planned in June 2024)
Status:
Independent analysis of official data
Calculation:
As published in the IFS report’s key findings; core funding = central government grants, council tax and retained business rates on a like-for-like basis.
Compare with:
Average for all English councils
Not included / breaks:
England only: local government is devolved. Excludes income from fees, charges and investments. 2024–25 was a planned figure when published.

Source: IFS, How have English councils’ funding and spending changed? 2010 to 2024 (Report R318) (released June 2024).

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GroupTo 2024–25To 2019–20
Most deprived tenth of councils-26%-35%
All English councils-18%-26%
Least deprived tenth of councils-11%-15%

Where English councils’ money comes from now

From every council’s own returns. Of English councils’ income from taxes and grants in 2025–26, 54% came from government grants and 31% from council tax; the rest was business rates kept locally. In 2017–18 the shares were 53% and 30%. In today’s prices, grants rose from £55.4bn to £64.4bn. These figures start in 2017–18, after most of the cuts shown above.

English councils, £ billion in 2025–26 prices. Money for running services excludes housing benefit passed on to claimants.
Source2017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
Council tax31.633.033.833.935.034.434.735.536.7
Business rates kept locally16.719.618.116.612.113.116.817.517.4
Revenue Support Grant4.81.60.71.81.81.71.91.91.9
Other government grants (including schools, social care and public health)50.649.948.753.955.054.215.758.462.5
One-off Covid support0.00.02.615.03.30.00.00.00.0
Reserves used (+) or added to (−)-0.9-1.5-1.5-14.6-0.64.41.50.7-0.4
Other items0.50.60.40.02.0-0.040.20.70.7
Money for running services103.3103.1102.8106.6108.5107.6110.7114.6118.9

GDP deflator: 2017–18 74.6, 2018–19 76.3, 2019–20 78.3, 2020–21 82.3, 2021–22 82.7, 2022–23 88.5, 2023–24 93.1, 2024–25 96.8, 2025–26 100.0 (2025–26 = 100).

Find your council

Every English council, grouped by type. Compare councils of the same type only: district councils do not run social care or schools, and county councils share an area with districts. Per-person figures are in 2025–26 prices. Blank means no complete return; nothing is estimated.

Unitary authoritys · 64
CouncilMoney for services a person, 2025–26Real change since 2017–18Income from government grantsIncome from council taxLocal page
Bath & North East Somerset£1,563+1%43%43%Bath
Bedford£1,876+10%51%34%Bedford
Blackburn with Darwen£2,431+5%66%18%Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool£2,346+25%55%25%Blackpool
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£1,610—45%44%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bracknell Forest£1,817−7%52%37%Bracknell Forest
Brighton & Hove£2,375+16%58%30%Brighton and Hove
Bristol£1,899+4%49%31%Bristol
Buckinghamshire£1,872—50%41%Buckinghamshire
Central Bedfordshire£1,687+2%58%42%Central Bedfordshire
Cheshire East£1,673+6%46%45%Cheshire East
Cheshire West and Chester£1,957+5%56%36%Chester
Cornwall£2,073+20%39%41%Truro
Cumberland————Carlisle
Darlington£1,778+23%48%35%Darlington
Derby City£1,914−5%59%24%Derby
Dorset£1,919—44%47%Dorset
Durham£2,129+1%57%27%Durham
East Riding of Yorkshire£1,984+12%51%36%East Riding of Yorkshire
Halton£2,638+16%56%19%Halton
Hartlepool£2,241+2%57%26%Hartlepool
Herefordshire£2,023+23%47%40%Hereford
Isle of Wight£2,543+18%52%34%Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly————Isles of Scilly
Kingston-upon-Hull£2,034+25%56%22%Kingston upon Hull
Leicester City£2,232+2%62%20%Leicester
Luton£2,078+3%64%22%Luton
Medway Towns£1,704+16%50%35%Medway
Middlesbrough£2,131+5%57%23%Middlesbrough
Milton Keynes£1,868+6%54%32%Milton Keynes
North East Lincolnshire£1,823+21%50%31%North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire£2,232+25%55%25%North Lincolnshire
North Northamptonshire£1,641—44%37%North Northamptonshire
North Somerset£1,601+6%40%45%North Somerset
North Yorkshire£1,830—46%42%Ripon
Northumberland£2,179+7%48%37%Northumberland
Nottingham City£2,195+4%62%21%Nottingham
Peterborough£1,898+0%59%26%Peterborough
Plymouth£1,619+4%53%30%Plymouth
Portsmouth£1,927+20%58%25%Portsmouth
Reading£2,024+17%51%35%Reading
Redcar & Cleveland£2,032+1%52%30%Redcar and Cleveland
Rutland£1,789+21%38%51%Rutland
Shropshire£1,728+3%50%40%Shropshire
Slough£1,958+19%57%28%Slough
Somerset£1,727—46%41%Wells
South Gloucestershire£1,837+1%50%37%South Gloucestershire
Southampton£2,076+14%63%23%Southampton
Southend-on-Sea£1,833+21%50%35%Southend-on-Sea
Stockton-on-Tees£1,872+4%51%32%Stockton-on-Tees
Stoke-on-Trent£1,962−3%58%22%Stoke-on-Trent
Swindon£1,554−2%47%39%Swindon
Telford & the Wrekin£2,081+4%60%25%Telford and Wrekin
Thurrock£1,659+24%48%32%Thurrock
Torbay£1,967+23%52%33%Torbay
Unitary Authorities—————
Warrington£1,758−2%57%33%Warrington
West Berkshire£2,178+13%54%37%West Berkshire
West Northamptonshire£1,704—48%38%West Northamptonshire
Westmorland and Furness£2,163—49%38%Westmorland and Furness
Wiltshire£1,752+8%53%44%Salisbury
Windsor & Maidenhead£1,536+5%53%40%Windsor and Maidenhead
Wokingham£1,627−6%42%49%Wokingham
York£1,610+2%53%36%York
Metropolitan boroughs · 37
CouncilMoney for services a person, 2025–26Real change since 2017–18Income from government grantsIncome from council taxLocal page
Barnsley————Barnsley
Birmingham£2,308+11%58%19%Birmingham
Bolton£2,288+9%56%21%Bolton
Bradford£2,100+9%59%25%Bradford
Bury£2,027−4%50%31%Bury
Calderdale£2,031+5%54%31%Calderdale
Coventry£1,984+9%56%25%Coventry
Doncaster£1,889+10%56%25%Doncaster
Dudley————Dudley
Gateshead£2,501+17%62%25%Gateshead
Kirklees£1,969+7%58%29%Kirklees
Knowsley£3,041+4%54%16%Knowsley
Leeds£2,141+12%62%25%Leeds
Liverpool£2,827+16%55%18%Liverpool
Manchester£2,419+14%51%18%Manchester
Metropolitan Districts—————
Newcastle£1,981−6%59%23%Newcastle upon Tyne
North Tyneside£2,395+13%63%26%North Tyneside
Oldham£2,115−6%52%23%Oldham
Rochdale£2,448+2%53%21%Rochdale
Rotherham£1,871+2%54%27%Rotherham
Salford£2,421+2%51%23%Salford
Sandwell————Sandwell
Sefton£2,254+3%51%29%Sefton
Sheffield————Sheffield
Solihull£1,821+1%50%35%Solihull
South Tyneside£2,576+6%69%21%South Tyneside
St Helens£2,323+4%54%22%St. Helens
Stockport£2,183+10%52%32%Stockport
Sunderland£2,063+11%57%23%Sunderland
Tameside£2,142−6%50%25%Tameside
Trafford£2,062+22%55%28%Trafford
Wakefield£1,926+22%55%28%Wakefield
Walsall£2,293+18%55%25%Walsall
Wigan£2,245+16%58%21%Wigan
Wirral£2,370+17%53%25%Wirral
Wolverhampton£2,116+5%53%23%Wolverhampton
London boroughs · 34
CouncilMoney for services a person, 2025–26Real change since 2017–18Income from government grantsIncome from council taxLocal page
Barking & Dagenham£2,761+6%73%15%Barking and Dagenham
Barnet£1,914+3%60%32%Barnet
Bexley£1,613+11%50%36%Bexley
Brent£2,170+18%63%24%Brent
Bromley£1,556+30%51%40%Bromley
Camden£3,118+11%60%24%Camden
City of London£21,146−11%79%3%City of London
Croydon£1,949+3%52%35%Croydon
Ealing£2,215−3%65%22%Ealing
Enfield£2,161+5%62%24%Enfield
Greenwich£2,502+1%66%18%Greenwich
Hackney£2,976+6%64%14%Hackney
Hammersmith & Fulham£2,108+12%58%21%Hammersmith and Fulham
Haringey£2,587+14%63%21%Haringey
Harrow£1,755−1%54%37%Harrow
Havering£1,782+8%58%32%Havering
Hillingdon£1,573−7%60%27%Hillingdon
Hounslow£2,046+18%62%25%Hounslow
Islington£2,842+5%61%19%Islington
Kensington & Chelsea£2,777−11%54%28%Kensington and Chelsea
Kingston Upon Thames£2,007+3%52%40%Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth£2,715+17%61%20%Lambeth
Lewisham£2,850+9%70%18%Lewisham
London Boroughs—————
Merton£2,308+16%65%25%Merton
Newham£2,217−9%65%15%Newham
Redbridge£2,259+12%68%22%Redbridge
Richmond upon Thames£2,207+11%52%40%Richmond upon Thames
Southwark£2,591+10%66%20%Southwark
Sutton£1,934+6%55%32%Sutton
Tower Hamlets£2,855−7%66%16%Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest£2,271+10%61%23%Waltham Forest
Wandsworth£1,896+14%69%13%Wandsworth
Westminster£2,623+57%69%16%Westminster
County councils · 22
CouncilMoney for services a person, 2025–26Real change since 2017–18Income from government grantsIncome from council taxLocal page
Cambridgeshire£1,482+13%50%41%Cambridgeshire
Derbyshire£1,753+5%58%31%Derbyshire
Devon£1,588+6%47%42%Devon
East Sussex£1,860+13%51%39%East Sussex
Essex£1,543+8%53%37%Essex
Gloucestershire£1,686+13%54%36%Gloucestershire
Hampshire£1,813+17%60%33%Hampshire
Hertfordshire£1,783+11%54%38%Hertfordshire
Kent£1,797+16%56%34%Kent
Lancashire£2,046+5%65%26%Lancashire
Leicestershire£1,311+14%48%42%Leicestershire
Lincolnshire£1,639+21%56%32%Lincolnshire
Norfolk£1,682+10%54%35%Norfolk
Nottinghamshire£1,625+9%51%37%Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire£1,513+8%46%45%Oxfordshire
Shire Counties—————
Staffordshire£1,424+2%53%36%Staffordshire
Suffolk£1,517+7%49%38%Suffolk
Surrey£1,665+3%46%47%Surrey
Warwickshire£1,610+8%50%40%Warwickshire
West Sussex£1,837+15%54%39%West Sussex
Worcestershire£1,576+9%54%37%Worcestershire
District councils · 165
CouncilMoney for services a person, 2025–26Real change since 2017–18Income from government grantsIncome from council taxLocal page
Adur£182−6%19%58%—
Amber Valley£173+10%19%48%—
Arun£222+23%20%56%—
Ashfield£221+25%29%29%—
Ashford£156−15%24%43%—
Babergh£240+32%20%51%—
Basildon£221+4%18%50%—
Basingstoke & Deane£96−33%25%46%—
Bassetlaw£193+30%38%32%—
Blaby£174−8%12%54%—
Bolsover£237−0%18%37%—
Boston£201+21%27%39%—
Braintree£157−8%18%48%—
Breckland£192+7%44%37%—
Brentwood£90−48%18%66%—
Broadland£171+9%20%52%—
Bromsgrove£257+52%14%86%—
Broxbourne£143+57%25%46%—
Broxtowe£146+18%14%46%—
Burnley£278+11%31%32%—
Cambridge£193−5%34%31%Cambridge
Cannock Chase—————
Canterbury£138−5%19%51%Canterbury
Castle Point—————
Charnwood£129−23%11%61%—
Chelmsford£187+1%26%56%Chelmsford
Cheltenham£165+4%16%55%—
Cherwell£208−14%21%42%—
Chesterfield£217+48%19%31%—
Chichester£165−33%27%54%Chichester
Chorley£150−13%21%44%—
Colchester£346+100%18%63%Colchester
Cotswold—————
Crawley£185+16%26%39%—
Dacorum£138−15%23%47%—
Dartford£237+76%27%31%—
Derbyshire Dales£239+28%24%53%—
Dover£268+39%31%40%—
East Cambridgeshire£231+18%12%43%Ely
East Devon—————
East Hampshire£170−2%20%62%—
East Hertfordshire£189−7%23%75%—
East Lindsey£320+69%29%27%—
East Staffordshire£172+4%23%41%—
East Suffolk£256—22%39%—
Eastbourne£222+1%26%50%—
Eastleigh£199+39%17%52%—
Elmbridge£235+40%27%57%—
Epping Forest£131−37%12%58%—
Epsom & Ewell£181+132%23%60%—
Erewash£134−20%23%40%—
Exeter£197+16%32%32%Exeter
Fareham£70−40%23%48%—
Fenland—————
Folkestone & Hythe—————
Forest of Dean£204−13%28%57%—
Fylde£164−11%12%56%—
Gedling£158+41%16%49%—
Gloucester£165−3%21%44%Gloucester
Gosport£175+14%28%38%—
Gravesham£202+29%18%47%—
Great Yarmouth£172−7%29%36%—
Guildford£103−27%34%66%—
Harborough£274+48%13%41%—
Harlow£237+36%24%40%—
Hart£116−20%14%72%—
Hastings£248+7%31%32%—
Havant£179+41%12%51%—
Hertsmere£152−11%27%54%—
High Peak—————
Hinckley & Bosworth£161+5%11%49%—
Horsham£148−24%21%62%—
Huntingdonshire—————
Hyndburn£278+29%36%27%—
Ipswich£213+1%13%55%—
King's Lynn & West Norfolk£181−9%13%41%—
Lancaster£221+19%19%36%Lancaster
Lewes£283+19%17%64%—
Lichfield£183+11%21%47%Lichfield
Lincoln City£257+29%43%32%Lincoln
Maidstone£176−8%29%54%—
Maldon£188−13%13%56%—
Malvern Hills£173+21%28%50%—
Mansfield£139−12%33%34%—
Melton£149−23%15%66%—
Mid Devon£186−9%14%57%—
Mid Suffolk£257+62%21%42%—
Mid Sussex£188+29%35%57%—
Mole Valley£108−31%22%67%—
New Forest£218+15%15%62%—
Newark & Sherwood£208+6%18%43%—
Newcastle-under-Lyme£155−5%12%47%—
North Devon£249+18%22%48%—
North East Derbyshire£198+4%21%50%—
North Hertfordshire£219+26%24%57%—
North Kesteven£247+30%22%39%—
North Norfolk—————
North Warwickshire—————
North West Leicestershire—————
Norwich City£204+20%28%44%Norwich
Nuneaton & Bedworth£144−18%16%43%—
Oadby & Wigston£160−4%28%44%—
Oxford£217+1%24%43%Oxford
Pendle£243+2%29%43%—
Preston£202+20%35%44%Preston
Redditch£318+101%19%81%—
Reigate and Banstead£167+38%21%74%—
Ribble Valley—————
Rochford£178+19%15%61%—
Rossendale£142−28%30%50%—
Rother£194+1%12%64%—
Rugby—————
Runnymede—————
Rushcliffe£158−1%20%47%—
Rushmoor£171+22%26%47%—
Sevenoaks£152−39%11%73%—
Shire Districts—————
South Cambridgeshire£220+13%16%43%—
South Derbyshire£194+31%23%41%—
South Hams£249+23%22%59%—
South Holland£195+11%25%39%—
South Kesteven£152−14%16%51%—
South Norfolk£207+28%23%49%—
South Oxfordshire£159+1%14%70%—
South Ribble£170−5%16%45%—
South Staffordshire£215+39%16%32%—
Spelthorne£381−8322%64%42%—
St Albans————St Albans
Stafford—————
Staffordshire Moorlands—————
Stevenage£102−39%21%52%—
Stratford-on-Avon£155−11%21%51%—
Stroud£224+8%14%58%—
Surrey Heath£203+387%11%76%—
Swale£201+6%24%36%—
Tamworth£169+11%44%37%—
Tandridge£168−19%25%67%—
Teignbridge£183+5%15%59%—
Tendring£180−13%23%41%—
Test Valley£121−37%20%48%—
Tewkesbury—————
Thanet£278+38%24%46%—
Three Rivers£182+12%17%46%—
Tonbridge & Malling£195+5%25%61%—
Torridge£275+23%22%45%—
Tunbridge Wells£201+21%15%65%—
Uttlesford£243+7%24%50%—
Vale of White Horse£147−11%21%60%—
Warwick—————
Watford£306+129%19%63%—
Waverley—————
Wealden£229−6%22%58%—
Welwyn Hatfield£183+12%24%51%—
West Devon£240+9%24%56%—
West Lancashire£156+9%10%52%—
West Lindsey£210−4%19%50%—
West Oxfordshire£150−13%16%53%—
West Suffolk£189—15%50%—
Winchester£197+18%21%50%Winchester
Woking—————
Worcester£144−7%35%43%Worcester
Worthing£155−6%28%56%—
Wychavon£225+52%31%35%—
Wyre£164+16%21%46%—
Wyre Forest£170−8%22%54%—
Sources and methods (7)

Method notes

  • Financial-year sums (April to March) of published quarterly ONS values. Real terms: cash × 100 ÷ GDP deflator. Per person: divided by the ONS UK mid-year population for the calendar year in which the financial year starts. No years are interpolated.
  • Schools: academy conversions from 2010-11 moved school funding from councils to central government, so part of the fall in both series is a transfer of responsibility, not a cut to the same services.
  • Responsibilities: public health moved to English councils in 2013-14; council tax benefit became local council tax support in 2013-14; councils took on new Covid-19 support in 2020-21.
  • Business rates: the ONS records business rates as a central government tax and the money returned to councils as a transfer, so the 2013-14 rates retention scheme does not break QYJR.
  • Devolved nations: grants to Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish councils are paid by the devolved governments, which the ONS classifies within central government.
  • Rebuilt from each council’s published Revenue Outturn RS financing lines; the parts sum to the total by construction, with the remainder shown as other items. Councils that did not submit a return have no figures for that year: nothing is imputed. England totals are the sums of MHCLG’s published class totals for the five council types, which MHCLG grosses up for non-returns.
  • Revenue only: capital spending and the housing revenue account (council homes) are excluded.
  • Councils have different duties: district councils do not provide social care or education, so compare councils of the same type.
  • Schools: funding for maintained schools passes through councils; academies are funded directly by central government, so education totals fall as schools convert.
  • 2025-26 is the first outturn release for that year and may be revised.
  • Per-person figures for each council use its own mid-year population from the ONS estimates already used on UK Facts local pages. Councils without a population figure for a year have no per-person value for it.
  • Built by UK Facts with an AI agent from published official data. This is not an official statistic or independent assurance.