How your Council Tax is spent
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Following an issue earlier this week with council tax payments via direct debit in the former South Northamptonshire area, we have investigated and discovered this was due to an administrative error on our part.
Anyone for whom this has caused financial or bank issues should call us on 0300 126 7000 selecting options 2, 3, 2 and 1 to reach the dedicated customer service team for the South Northamptonshire area
The amount of council tax you pay in 2021/22 will depend on:
- The council tax band for your property.
- Whether you are entitled to any discounts or exemptions on the full bill.
Your council tax helps to fund local services, such as social care for vulnerable people; and support for children, young adults and elderly people. It also pays for waste and recycling, schools, libraries, leisure centres, street cleaning and much more.
Expenditure
- Adults, Communities and Wellbeing: £113.741m (34.9%)
- Children’s Services (incl. Trust): £73.597m (22.5%)
- Place and Economy: £74.281m (22.8%)
- Finance: £8.835m (2.7%)
- Corporate Services: £25.915m (7.9%)
- Technical/Centrally Held: £30.201m (9.2%)
- Total Net Budget: £326.570m
Resources
- Council Tax: £208.459m (63.9%)
- Business Rates: £66.365m (20.3%)
- Grants and other external funding: £41.626m (12.7%)
- Use of Reserves: £10.120m (3.1%)
- Total Resources: £326.570m
Last updated 10 March 2022