Council tax

The lowest Council Tax in the Midlands

• Our budget proposals for 2025/26 recommend a general Council Tax increase equivalent to £0.69 per week for an average Band B property alongside a £0.46 per week increase for the Adult Social Care precept.
   
• The increase will raise £4.5m, and every extra penny we raise will go into social care, supporting the most vulnerable adults and children in our borough – a service that accounts for three quarters of our annual revenue budget (75p in every £1 the Council spends) and one which has seen huge increase in demand and costs over the last few years.

A graph showing that 75% of the Council’s revenue spend goes to social care

• Despite an improved finance package from the Government this year, over the past decade government funding to support local services has fallen woefully short, leaving Local Authorities like us to care on our own. This year’s settlement still leaves a significant funding gap.

• Balancing the books is proving increasingly difficult for all councils across the country, and this year we have had to make some difficult decisions.

• Even after the proposed Council Tax increase, Telford & Wrekin Council is expected still to have one of the lowest levels of general Council Tax in both the Midlands and amongst Unitary Authorities in England.

A comparison bar chart showing the average yearly cost of Band D council tax for all Midlands authorities during –2024 – 2025

Download the full budget papers

Consultation

To share your feedback on these proposals, please email yourviewsmatter@telford.gov.uk by 5 February 2025.

Support

Find out what council tax support is available.

Last updated: 07/01/2025 08:41