Leader of the Council's Budget Statement 2025-26
Where the money goes
| Service area | 2025-26 (£ m) |
|---|---|
| Adult Services and Wellbeing | £128.8 |
| Chief Executive's Office | £19.8 |
| Children and Young People's Services | £59.5 |
| Public Services | £51.6 |
| Regeneration and Strategy | £31.3 |
| Resources and Transformation | £16.3 |
| Housing Benefits | £39.7 |
| Levies and other corporate costs | £33.9 |
| Total | £380.9 |
| Budget | 2024-2025 (£ m) | 2025-2026 (£ m) | Difference (£ m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Expenditure | 357.7 | 380.9 | 23.2 |
| Specific Grants and Fees & Charges | -138.1 | -131.1 | 7.0 |
| General Government Funding | -68.9 | -93.1 | -24.2 |
| Local Retained Rates | -27.5 | -28.4 | -0.9 |
| Contribution from Reserves and Balances | -5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Total Gross Income | -239.5 | 252.6 | -13.1 |
| Adult Social Care Precept | -17.0 | -20.0 | -3.0 |
| Basic Council Tax Requirement | -101.2 | -108.3 | -7.1 |
| Council Tax Requirement | -118.2 | -128.3 | -10.1 |
Services covered by your Council Tax
Council Tax money also covers services not supplied by the Council, which include:
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Fire Service
Police
Environment Agency
How the Council Tax requirements are calculated
| Requirements |
2024-25 Total (£m) |
2025-26 Total (£m) |
2024-25 Per Resident (£) |
2025-26 Per Resident (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calderdale Aggregate Expenditure | 357.7 | 380.9 | 1,722.20 | 1,825.11 |
| Parish Council Precepts | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4.81 | 5.27 |
| Calderdale Aggregate Income | -239.5 | -252.6 | -1,153.11 | -1,210.35 |
| Total CMBC and Parishes Council Tax Income | 119.2 | 129.4 | 573.91 | 620.03 |
| WY Fire and Rescue Authority Precept | 5.1 | 5.6 | 24.55 | 26.83 |
| WY Police Authority Precept | 16.0 | 17.4 | 77.03 | 83.37 |
| Total Council Tax (includes Parish receipts) | 140.3 | 152.4 | 675.50 | 730.23 |
| Calderdale population | 207,699 | 208,700 |