Edition: March 2025

Horsham District Council is responsible for collecting your Council Tax. Of your payments we retain 7.5% to deliver our services for residents.
This is £3.36 a week, a rise of just 2.7% (£4.67 a year), for a Band D property.
The remainder is split between:
- West Sussex County Council, who receives 77.6%,
- Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, who receive 11.5% and
- Parish/Neighbourhood Councils, who receive 3.4%.
Where our income comes from
Your Council Tax makes up 24% of Horsham District Council’s income. The remainder comes from:
- fees and charges (44%)
- treasury and commercial investment (16%)
- government funding (3%)
- contributions from other agencies (8%)
- our share of Business Rates (5%)
This forms our total balanced budget for 2025/26 of £48.8million.
Our budget is shared over the services we deliver for you:
- Recycling, Waste and Environmental Services: £13.1million (27.0%)
- Planning, Property, Building Control and Economic Development – £9.6million (19.7%)
- Supporting front line services – £9.7million (19.8%)
- Revenues and Benefits, Housing and Community Services – £8.3million (17.0%)
- Leisure and Culture – £5.5million (11.2%)
- Parking – £2.6million (5.3%)
We are investing £15.6million into a capital programme including improved infrastructure and facilities for residents, and increasing housing provision to support the most vulnerable.
Further information
Visit our website to read more about what your Council Tax pays for.
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