Where the money goes

We set the amount of Council Tax you have to pay every year.

The Valuation Office Agency put each property in England in one of eight bands based on its price on 1 April 1991.

We set the amount you have to pay for each band.

Council Tax guide and expenditure, 2023 to 2024

• Council Tax Guide (PDF)
• Leaders Letter (PDF)
• Band C Calculation 2023/24
• Council Tax bills information 2023/24 (PDF)
• Financial Information 2023/24 (PDF)
• Greater London Authority 2023/24 (PDF)
• Levying Bodies 2023 to 2024
  • Lee Valley Regional Park (PDF)
  • London Pensions Fund (PDF)
  • Environment Agency fund 2023 to 2024 (PDF)

Council Tax guide and expenditure, 2022 to 2023

• Your guide: Council Tax 22/23 (PDF)
• Council Tax bills information (PDF)
• Financial information (PDF)
• Greater London Authority 22/23 (PDF)
• Council Tax rebate

Council Tax guide and expenditure, 2021 to 2022

• Your guide: Council Tax 2021/22 (PDF)
• How your Council Tax is calculated and spending on Council Services 21 to 22 (PDF)
• Your Council Tax and Greater London Authority 21 to 22 (PDF)
• Levying Bodies 21 to 22
  • The London Pensions Fund Authority Levy (LPFA) 21 to 22 (PDF)
  • Environment agency levy 21 to 22 (PDF)

Council Tax guide and expenditure, 2020 to 2021

• Your Guide: Council Tax 2020 to 21 (PDF)
• How your Council Tax is calculated and spending on Council Services (Word)
• Your Council Tax and Greater London Authority (PDF)
• Levying Bodies Lee Valley 20 to 21

Council Tax guide and expenditure, 2019 to 2020

• Your guide: Council Tax 2019 to 20 (PDF)
• How your Council Tax is calculated (PDF)
• Spending on Council services (PDF)
• How the Greater London Authority uses Council Tax 2019 to 20 (PDF)
• Levying bodies (PDF)

How we use your Council Tax

We use your Council Tax to pay for many local services like emergency services, rubbish collection, libraries, schools, street lights and much more.

Some of the money goes to pay for the Greater London Authority (GLA) spending.

How we calculate your Council Tax

We calculate your Council Tax using the Valuation Office's bands and the GLA charges.

Council Tax: previous year charges

Read Council Tax charges for previous years (PDF)