How council tax and business rates are spent
2026/27
The graph shows how every £1 budgeted is spent:
- 28p pays for Adult Social Care services
- 23p pays for Children's Services
- 9p pays for Regeneration, Housing and Environment services
- 2p pays for Chief Exec's Office
- 1p pays for Law and Governance
- 7p pays for Corporate Services
- 1p pays for Public Health & Public Protection
- 8p pays for Housing Benefit
- 2p pays for the Pension Deficit
- 5p pays for Minimum Revenue Provision
- 5p pays for Capital Financing
- 2p pays for Transformation
- 7p covers financial risks and provides budget resilience across all services
Where does the money come from?
The budget required to support the Services provided by the Council is £236.619 million.
The funding sources for the council budget are detailed below:
|
Source of funding |
2025/26 |
2025/26 |
2026/27 |
2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Budget Requirement | £175,728 | 100% | £236,619 | 100% |
| LESS: Sources of Funding including capitalisation direction | £89,037 | 51% | £145,426 | 61% |
| Council Tax Requirement excluding Parishes | £86,691 | 49% | £91,193 | 39% |
Budget table
|
2025/26 Budget £000 |
Services |
2026/27 Budget £000 |
|---|---|---|
| £46,855 | Adults Services | £66,638 |
| £12,037 | Children's Services | £14,715 |
| £38,353 | Slough Children First | £39,517 |
| £21,015 | Regeneration, Housing & Environment | £20,822 |
| £1,302 | Public Health & Public Protection | £2,137 |
| £2,800 | Chief Exec's Office | £4,048 |
| £2,099 | Law and Governance | £2,292 |
| £14,894 | Corporate Services | £15,786 |
| £36,373 | Corporate (Including Housing Benefit in 2026/27) | £70,663 |
| £175,728 | Budget Requirement | £236,619 |
| (£89,037) | Other Sources of Finance (includes £15.709m capitalisation direction) | £145,426 |
| £86,691 | Council Tax Requirement excluding Parishes | £91,193 |
| £264 | Local Parishes | £262 |
| £86,955 | Total Council Tax Requirement including Parishes | £92,255 |
How the Budget has changed
| Budget details | £000 |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 Budget (Restated) | £175,728 |
|
Growth & Pressures (incl Inflation, Pay Award, Corporate Adjustments & Service Pressures from Centralisation of grants through Fair Funding) |
£70,505 |
| Savings & Fees and Charges (excludes savings related to council tax/business rates) | (£10,329) |
| 2026/27 Budget | £236,619 |
| Net increase in budget (Combination of Increased Funding & savings related to increasing funding levels) |
£60,891 |
Payments made for levies and parish precepts
|
Budget details |
2025/26 |
2026/27 |
|---|---|---|
| Environment agency for Flood Defence (Flood defence levy is included in the Regeneration, Housing and Environment budget). | £107.5 | £108.8 |
| Britwell Parish | £59.5 | £57.6 |
| Colnbrook with Poyle Parish | £93.6 | £93.6 |
| Wexham Court Parish | £110.7 | £110.7 |
The Council Tax booklet explains how we work out your council tax and where the money goes.
- Check the Council Tax booklet 2026-27.