Your Council Tax, our share

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:

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.