Where council budgets go
The service composition of London authority budgets, with council-tax funding kept in context.
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| Series | Period or category | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Education | 7,391,854 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Highways and transport | -14,137 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Children's social care | 2,298,097 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Adult social care | 3,506,481 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Public health | 722,738 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Housing | 1,152,395 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Culture | 332,905 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Environment and regulation | 917,878 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Planning and development | 183,246 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Central services | 538,415 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
| Value | Other services | 295,740 | £ thousand budgeted service spending |
Methodology
MHCLG 2024–25 Revenue Account Budget service totals summed across London. Council tax is pooled with grants, retained rates and other income, so this page deliberately does not claim that a particular pound of council tax pays for a specific service. The total council-tax requirement is retained as context in the download metadata.
Provenance
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- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0