2.59% district increase for 2025 - 2026
Whilst local council tax bills have gone up this year, in a move that sets us apart from the majority of councils across the UK, we have chosen to increase the district council element of your bill by 2.59% which is less than the maximum permitted rate of 2.99%.
Whilst you pay your council tax bill to us, we only keep 9% of what you pay to deliver local services, including bin collections, parks, planning, benefits, regeneration, housing and homelessness, environmental health and much more. In 2025/2026 an average household will pay £3.80 a week towards the services we deliver.
We distribute the rest of what you pay (91%) to other service providers:
- 71% of what you pay goes to Staffordshire County Council - this year the county council increased its charge by 4.99%.
- 13% goes to the Staffordshire Commissioner to deliver police and crime related services - this year the commissioner increased its charge by 5.12%.
- 4% goes to the Staffordshire Commissioner to deliver fire related services - this year the commissioner increased its charge by 5.76%.
- 3% (on average) goes to your local parish council - the average increase for parish councils is 5.12%
