As required by the Council Tax Demand Notices Regulations.
Annual budget
| Description | 2025/26 £000 | 2026/27 £000 |
|---|---|---|
| Expenditure | 540,284 | 557,600 |
| Contributions and contingencies | 9,367 | 3,328 |
| Levies | 475 | 481 |
| Added to balances | 8,061 | 9,419 |
| Gross expenditure - Council services | 558,187 | 570,828 |
| Income | (475,934) | (484,563) |
| Contributions and contingencies | (1,655) | (1,904) |
| Taken from balances | (89) | (429) |
| Gross income - Council services | (477,678) | (486,896) |
| Council Tax requirement | 80,509 | 83,932 |
| Number of properties (Band D equivalent) | 39,756 | 39,477 |
| Blackpool Council Tax | £2,025.08 | £2,126,09 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner tax element | £277.40 | £292.40 |
| Lancashire Combined Fire Authority tax element | £89.73 | £94.73 |
| Total Council Tax for Band D | £2,392.21 | £2,513.22 |
The council's annual budget sets out planned spending on services each year taking account of costs and income. Blackpool Council's budgeted gross expenditure, after taking account of grant funding, business rates income, and other income receivable, results in the level of Council Tax set for 2026/27 shown in the 'Annual Budget' table above.
Where your money goes
| Service | Expenditure % | Expenditure £m |
|---|---|---|
| Children's services | 29.4% | 163.8 |
| Adult services | 23.3% | 129.9 |
| Community and environmental services | 13.1% | 73.0 |
| Housing | 12.8% | 71.2 |
| Treasury management | 7.3% | 40.6 |
| Public health | 4.1% | 23.0 |
| Resources | 4.0% | 22.5 |
| Chief executive | 3.2% | 17.9 |
| Place | 2.0% | 11.1 |
| Other | 0.8% | 4.6 |
| Expenditure totals | 100.0% | 557.6 |
How the costs have changed
| Description | 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| Blackpool Council General Fund estimate - net expenditure 2025/26 | 218.1 |
| Pay-related pressures | (0.3) |
| Cost of inflation | 1.6 |
| Service developments and demand pressures | 16.5 |
| Increases in funding/income | (7.0) |
| Prior year non-recurrent savings | 1.7 |
| Budget savings | (12.5) |
| Total | 218.1 |
| Technical changes - special grants transfer into formula, contributions from reserves and contingencies | 11.5 |
| Blackpool Council General Fund estimate - net expenditure 2026/27 | 229.6 |
Council Tax bands
| Property valuation | Property valuation band | Annual Council Tax £ |
|---|---|---|
| £40,000 or below | A | 1,675.48 |
| £40,001 to £52,000 | B | 1,954.73 |
| £52,001 to £68,000 | C | 2,233.97 |
| £68,001 to £88,000 | D | 2,513.22 |
| £88,001 to £120,000 | E | 3,071.71 |
| £120,001 to £160,000 | F | 3,630.21 |
| £160,001 to £320,000 | G | 4,188.70 |
| Over £320,000 | H | 5,026.44 |
Precepting authorities
Further information about Blackpool's precepting authorities, including their Gross Expenditure and Council Tax Requirement, can be found on their websites:
Notes
The increase in the Blackpool Council tax element for 2026/27 (£101.01 at Band D) is based on 4.99% of the 2025/26 Blackpool Council tax element (£2,025.08 at Band D). The increase is made up of 2% to specifically help fund adult social care and 2.99% to fund all other services. From 2025/26 social care authorities are no longer required to show the adult social care element separately on council tax bills and other related documents
In relation to the financial year 2026/27 a referendum threshold of 5% (comprising 2% for expenditure on adult social care and 3% for other expenditure) applies to Blackpool. Blackpool may therefore increase it's relevant basic amount of council tax up to this percentage in 2026/27 without holding a referendum.
[footnote]. “Adult social care authorities” are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 (“adult social care functions”), namely county councils in England, districts councils for an area in England for which there is no county council, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.