Shropshire residents recieve their new council tax bill - here is where your money is going amid price hike
People in Shropshire are starting to receive their new council tax bill – with it going up considerably.
Due to its perilous financial position, Shropshire Council has been allowed to increase it by nine per cent for 2026/27 – nearly double the usual maximum amount. But where does your money go?
Councillor Sam Walmsley, who represents Clun, has shared a receipt that breaks down the amounts.
A typical band D property will pay £1,969.09 from April 1 up to March 31, 2027.
Nearly half of that (48.3 per cent) will go towards adult social care, with a further 31.1 per cent going to children’s social care. That means, nearly eight pounds of every £10 of your council tax (79.4 per cent) will be supporting social care.
So what about the other 21.6 per cent? Well, 9.4 per cent of that goes on bin collections and dealing with the rubbish that is collected, meaning that only 11.2 per cent goes on everything else.
Nearly half of that amount goes on road maintenance. The rest of the money covers everything else the council provides, including leisure centres, libraries, planning, and public transport.
The receipt also shows how much is spent on running costs – with nearly £350 going towards organisational and democratic services. Shropshire Council will also receive income and other funding to supplement council tax, including from car parks and the exceptional financial support that it will get from the Government.
“Shropshire Council is always looking for ways to get more for its money,” said Councillor Walmsley.
“After many years of cuts to budgets, all the easy wins have already been taken, but we’ll continue working hard to give the best services we can to the people of Shropshire.”
Where your council will go 2026/27 (based on a typical band D house)
Universal services
Buses and sustainable transport: £36.18
Highways and environmental maintenance: £94.46
Leisure and outdoor spaces: £16.18
Libraries: £14.59
Registrars, coroners, bereavement services, trading standards, licensing, regulatory services, and public health: £11.82
Theatre, arts, museums and archives: £2.12
Waste and recycling collections: £184.57
Adult services
Adult social care: £909.43
Housing, housing benefits and welfare: £42.06
Children’s services
Children and families early help services and youth services: £14.95
Children’s social care: £477.30
Education, schools, and home to school transport: £120.36
Economic growth
Broadband – rural rollout: £0.47
Economic growth: £6.02
Planning: £8.66
Local government running costs
Organisational and democratic costs of the council: £349.49
Financing costs – debt repayments and interest payments: £191.31
Reserves transactions: £253.83
Income and other funding to supplement council tax
Car parking income (net of costs): -£26.65
Net use of non ring fenced grants: -£92.99
Exceptional financial support: -£645.16
