The great majority of our funding comes from government grants and income we earn.

Funding includes:

  • Housing Benefit subsidy, fees and charges and other income: £90.3 million
  • Council Tax: £15.1 million
  • Business Rates: £8.9 million
  • Government grant / reserves: £4.8 million
  • New Homes Bonus: £0.7 million

Fees and charges are for specific services and provide income for the council. New Homes Bonus funding is for building new homes locally.