Where the money comes from
| Where | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|
| Government Grant (S.31 grant) |
£35.3m |
£32.9m |
| Business Rates retained* |
£83.8m |
£84.4m |
| Business Rates top up |
£42.4m |
£43.3m |
| Council Tax |
£152.2m |
£160.8m |
| Greater Manchester Police |
£25.1m |
£26.7m |
| Greater Manchester Fire (including Mayoral Precept) |
£11.1m |
£12.7m |
| Loss on Collection Fund |
- |
- |
| Use of Reserves |
- |
- |
| |
£349.9m |
£364.8m |
Where the money goes
| Where | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|
| Wigan Council Services |
£289.8m |
£300.95m |
| Shevington and Haigh Parish |
£0.1m |
£0.1m |
| Greater Manchester Police |
£25.1m |
£26.7m |
| Greater Manchester Fire |
£7.9m |
£8.5m |
| Greater Manchester Mayoral Precept |
£3.1m |
£4.2m |
| Passenger Transport Levy |
£23.7m |
£24.4m |
| Loss of Collection Fund |
- |
- |
| |
£349.7m |
£364.8m |
What Wigan Council spends the money on
| On what | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|
| Places |
£71.7m |
£67.56m |
| People |
£190.9m |
£219.75m |
| Resources |
£27.1m |
£13.56m |
| Capital Charges |
- |
- |
| Passenger Transport Levy |
£23.7m |
£24.37m |
| Environment Agency Flood Defence Levy |
£0.2m |
£0.2m |
| |
£313.6m |
£325.4m |
Money Needed (Based on band D value)
| Needed for | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|
| Money we and our levying bodies need to fund our services |
£3,201.91 |
£3,300.52 |
| Precept for Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester |
£256.30 |
£270.30 |
| Precept for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority & Mayoral |
£112.95 |
£128.95 |
| Total (A) |
£3,571.16 |
£3,699.77 |
Income
| Income | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|
| Business Rates income |
£1,288.39 |
£1,336.25 |
| Government Grant (S.31 grant) |
£360.13 |
£333.37 |
| Total (B) |
£1,648.52 |
£1,669.61 |
Council Tax we need to charge for a band D property
| Property type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|
| Amount of Council Tax we need to charge for a band D property |
£1,922.64 |
£2,03.15 |
There will be a small additional charge for properties in the parishes of Haigh and Shevington. At band D £28.86 for Haigh and £26.68 for Shevington.
Council tax only contributes towards around 22% of the total amount we’ll spend delivering our services and does not contribute towards any capital investment schemes we deliver. View more information on how every pound of your council tax is spent.