1.99% district increase for 2026/27
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 1.99% 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.
Between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027, an average household will pay £3.88 a week towards the services we deliver, which is an average increase of 8p per week from last year.
Where the rest of your money goes
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 3.99%.
- 13% goes to the Staffordshire Commissioner to deliver police and crime related services - this year the commissioner increased its police charge by 5.22%.
- 4% goes to the Staffordshire Commissioner to deliver fire related services - this year the commissioner increased its fire charge by 5.45%.
- 3% (on average) goes to your local parish council - the average increase for parish councils this year is 6.7%.
View our annual highlight report to see how we spent your council tax to make a difference locally last year:
