Your council tax bill explained

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 2.66% 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 2024/2025 an average household will pay £3.71 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%. Read the county council's council tax leaflet online. 
• 13% goes to the Staffordshire Commissioner to deliver police and crime related services - this year the commissioner increased its charge by 4.99%.
• 4% goes to the Staffordshire Commissioner to deliver fire related services - this year the commissioner increased its charge by 2.99%.
• 6.52% (on average) goes to your local parish council.

To find out what we delivered last year with the funding we received, read our latest highlight report.