What Your Council Tax Pays For

Blaby District Council receives only 8.06% of the total Council Tax it collects from each household.

This amounts to just over £7 million of the £87 million it collects in the district.

The rest is distributed to the County Council, Police, Fire and local parish councils. The District Council element pays for many services, including:

  • Building Control (non-fee earning contribution) 
  • Environmental and regulatory services
  • Health and recreation services
  • Housing and community services
  • Planning and development services
  • Refuse collection and recycling
  • Street cleansing
  • Democratic Services
  • Revenues and Benefits services

Parish and Town Councils, plus the Fire Authority and Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner publish guides detailing Council Tax they raise and where it is spent. See below to find the local authority you want to find out more about and download their guide.

Council Tax breakdown based on a Band D property

Organisation Percentage Amount
Leicestershire County Council  69.54% £1,731.79
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner 12.66% £315.23
Combined Fire Authority 3.68% £91.65
Blaby District Council 8.06% £200.62
Parish Councils 6.06% £150.93

Flood Defence Levy

Leicestershire County Council pays flood defence levies to the following Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCC) of the Environment Agency:

RFCC

2025-26

£000

2026-27

£000
Trent RFCC 273 282
Severn & Wye RFCC 8 8
Anglian Northern RFCC 54 57
Total 335 347

The total levy for the Trent RFCC in 2026-27 is £2.431 million.

The total levy for the Severn & Wye RFCC in 2026-27 is £1.335 million.

The total levy for the Anglian Northern RFCC in 2026-27 is £1.978 million.

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Last updated 17 March 2026
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