So why has your bill increased? Lichfield District Council only keeps a small percentage of the money you pay. Your total bill will also have increased by more than this because the amounts charged by the County Council, parish councils, the Police and Fire service have also increased.
We are one of the lowest charging councils in the country - by around £30 a year. The council tax you pay funds just 9% of the services we deliver. We also rely on government grants and income from things like our leisure centres and planning fees. This year our government grant increase is under 1%, which is below inflation and doesn’t cover annual increases in costs such as fuel and petrol. To address the shortfall we’re working to make our services as efficient as possible and cut costs where we can. We’ve kept our council tax increase as low as possible this year (2.9%), which will mean an average rise in the district council element of your bill of just 7p a week or £3.87 a year.
Where does your money go? Only 9.7% of your bill is used by Lichfield District Council - that’s around £137* a year. The vast majority (around £1,010) of your council tax payment is passed to Staffordshire County Council. Just over £275 of your payment is shared between parish councils, the Police and Fire service. *Based on an average family home (Band D property).
Where does your money go?
2009/10 (This year)
Who receives what % of our bill
Average Parish / Town Council
£36.40
£36.75
2.6%
£0.71
Fire & Rescue Authority
£63.24
£65.73
4.6%
£1.26
Lichfield District Council
Police Authority
How have your payments increased?
2008/09 (Last year)
How much each service costs you each week
Staffordshire County Council
£133.57
£166.16
£985.44
£137.44
£172.71
£1,009.61
9.7%
12.1%
71.0%
Where else do we get money from? The services Lichfield District Council provides are not funded just by council tax - which contributes 9% of the money required. We also get money from: 10% Central Government Grants
43% Income
£2.64
£3.32
£19.42
Precepting Authority
Annual Increase
Staffordshire County Council
£24.17
(+2.45%)
Police Authority
£6.55
(+3.94%)
3% Revenue Reserves
Lichfield District Council
£3.87
(+2.90%)
Fire & Rescue Authority
£2.49
(+3.94%)
(amounts set by for service spending)
Average Parish/Town Council
£0.35
(+0.96%)
Total amount payable (Band D)
£37.43
(+2.70%)
9% Council Tax Payers Total amount payable (Band D)
£1,384.81
£1,422.24
100%
1% Interest on Investments
£27.35
34% Housing Benefit and General Grants
District services you help to fund The services we deliver include
Council Tax: What you will pay 2008/09 (Last year) We spent £’000 on services
We made £’000 income
2009/10 (This year) Our net spend was £’000
We will We project spend £’000 £’000 on services income
Our net spend is set to be £’000
Collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
3,601
-1,338
2,263
3,639
-1,258
2,381
Sports activities, leisure centres, playschemes and more
5,535
-2,432
3,103
7,090
-3,967
3,123
Cleaning streets and roads
684
-110
574
612
-95
517
Environmental health: inspecting restaurants, bars and clubs for food hygiene, noise, other issues and more.
Use the table below to find out how much your council tax charge will be this year. The amount you pay depends on where you live (your parish) and the value of your home (your valuation band). To find out more about your valuation band, refer to the Information about your council tax 2009/2010 leaflet. If you have any questions call 01543 308000. The figures do not include any discounts or benefit entitlement that you may receive.
Proportion of Band D 1,405
-293
1,112
1,373
-305
1,068
Your house is placed in one of eight council tax bands (A to H),using the valuation carried out by the District Valuer in 1991. The amount of council tax you pay will depend on the value of your property. Band D (shown above) is used to calculate the council tax for each property and to compare ourselves to others. The bands are worked out as a proportion of the Band D amount.
Alrewas & Fradley with Streethay
Band A (6/9) 942.87
Band B (7/9) 1,100.01
Band C (8/9) 1,257.16
Band D (1) 1,414.30
Band E (11/9) 1,728.59
Band F (13/9) 2,042.87
Band G (15/9) 2,357.17
Armitage with Handsacre
945.55
1,103.14
1,260.74
1,418.33
1,733.52
2,048.70
2,363.88
2,836.66
-2,378
2,178
4,543
-2,546
1,997
Burntwood
943.01
1,100.17
1,257.35
1,414.51
1,728.85
2,043.18
2,357.52
2,829.02
Housing and welfare services
1,577
-616
961
1,452
-500
952
Clifton Campville with Thorpe Constantine
943.28
1,100.49
1,257.71
1,414.92
1,729.35
2,043.77
2,358.20
2,829.84
Colton
945.53
1,103.12
1,260.71
1,418.30
1,733.48
2,048.65
2,363.83
2,836.60
Curborough & Elmhurst and Farewell & Chorley
931.79
1,087.09
1,242.39
1,397.69
1,708.29
2,018.88
2,329.48
2,795.38
Drayton Basset
955.42
1,114.65
1,273.90
1,433.13
1,751.61
2,070.07
2,388.55
2,866.26
-20,290
1,054
21,047
-19,789
1,258
Boosting our economy through economic development and tourism
1,933
-1,764
169
1,979
-1,670
309
Edingale
949.67
1,107.94
1,266.23
1,424.50
1,741.06
2,057.61
2,374.17
2,849.00
General cultural and commercial services
4,884
-4,239
645
5,715
-3,880
1,835
Elford
947.76
1,105.72
1,263.68
1,421.64
1,737.56
2,053.48
2,369.40
2,843.28
Corporate activities
2,878
-482
2,396
2,940
-407
2,533
Fazeley
949.51
1,107.76
1,266.02
1,424.27
1,740.78
2,057.28
2,373.78
2,848.54
Service spend/income
8,298
-7,256
1,042
8,231
-6,976
1,255
Hammerwich
933.30
1,088.85
1,244.40
1,399.95
1,711.05
2,022.15
2,333.25
2,799.90
Capital, pension and earmarked reserves
0
-2,739
-2,739
0
-3,793
-3,793
Hamstall Ridware
937.73
1,094.01
1,250.31
1,406.59
1,719.17
2,031.74
2,344.32
2,813.18
Income from investments
0
-1,140
-1,140
0
-284
-284
Harlaston
941.11
1,097.96
1,254.82
1,411.67
1,725.38
2,039.08
2,352.78
2,823.34
Use of reserves
0
-572
-572
0
-1,956
-1,956
Hints and Canwell
941.45
1,098.35
1,255.27
1,412.17
1,725.99
2,039.80
2,353.62
2,824.34
Total Lichfield District Council budget requirement
56,695
-45,649
11,046
58,621
-47,426
11,195
Kings Bromley
938.94
1,095.43
1,251.92
1,408.41
1,721.39
2,034.37
2,347.35
2,816.82
Last year the average district council tax bill was £157.70 - that’s £24 higher than ours which was £133.57.
Lichfield
958.07
1,117.74
1,277.43
1,437.10
1,756.46
2,075.81
2,395.17
2,874.20
Longdon
935.09
1,090.94
1,246.79
1,402.64
1,714.34
2,026.03
2,337.73
2,805.28
Mavesyn Ridware
941.65
1,098.58
1,255.53
1,412.47
1,726.36
2,040.23
2,354.12
2,824.94
Shenstone
947.54
1,105.46
1,263.39
1,421.31
1,737.16
2,053.00
2,368.85
2,842.62
Swinfen & Packington
932.55
1,087.97
1,243.40
1,398.82
1,709.67
2,020.51
2,331.37
2,797.64
Wall
939.73
1,096.35
1252.98
1,409.60
1,722.85
2,036.09
2,349.33
2,819.20
Weeford
933.80
1,089.43
1,245.07
1,400.70
1,711.97
2,023.23
2,334.50
2,801.40
Whittington and Fisherwick
947.77
1,105.73
1,263.70
1,421.66
1,737.59
2,053.51
2,369.43
2,843.32
Wiggington & Hopwas
937.85
1,094.15
1,250.47
1,406.77
1,719.39
2,032.00
2,344.62
2,813.54
2009/10 (This year) Parish council tax charge (average home Band D) (£)
Parish council tax precept (£)
Parish council tax charge (average home Band D) (£)
Alrewas & Fradley with Streethay
71,581
26.99
76,000
28.81
Armitage with Handsacre
55,929
32.88
55,929
32.84
Burntwood
251,380
28.94
251,380
29.02
Clifton Campville with Thorpe Constantine
11,065
29.82
11,065
29.43
Colton
10,400
32.30
10,400
32.81
Curborough & Elmhurst and Farewell & Chorley
3,100
12.25
3,100
12.20
Drayton Basset
17,900
41.63
21,629
47.64
Edingale
12,000
42.70
11,000
39.01
Elford
11,100
37.50
11,097
36.15
Fazeley
56,461
37.89
57,827
38.78
Hammerwich
20,000
14.44
20,000
14.46
We’re saving money and getting more efficient
Hamstall Ridware
2,500
16.67
3,250
21.10
Harlaston
4,200
22.11
5,000
26.18
Hints and Canwell
4,730
24.76
5,230
26.68
So what’s an efficiency saving?
Kings Bromley
12,880
23.38
12,880
22.92
Lichfield
619,000
51.61
626,900
51,61
It’s when we reduce the amount it costs us to run a service, without cutting back on the service we deliver (or reducing our effectiveness). Here’s the efficiency savings we’ve made, together with those our local partners have achieved, since April 2008.
Longdon
13,650
17.23
13,650
17.15
How much parish council tax do you pay in your area? Each parish receives an amount (precept) to help them deliver services in the local area. Find out what your parish council receives and how much you will pay for the services in your local area using the table opposite.
2,828.60
4,556
21,344
2008/09 (Last year) Parish council tax precept (£)
Band H (2)
Planning and building control: processing planning applications and ensuring developments meet required standards Providing council tax and housing benefits and concessionary fares
Parish council precepts
Organisation
Savings: 08/09 £’000
% 07/08 spending
Equivalent saving (Band D)
National average
Lichfield District Council
480
2.6%
£13
Staffordshire & Stoke Fire & Rescue
813
2.1%
£2
Staffordshire County Council
15,818
3.7%
£56
Find your parish from the list below
Mavesyn Ridware
11,500
26.56
11,950
26.98
Shenstone
129,000
35.67
129,000
35.82
Swinfen & Packington
2,600
17.45
2,000
13.33
Wall
4,750
23.63
4,750
24.11
Weeford
1,367
15.02
1,445
15.21
Whittington and Fisherwick
40,000
34.93
41,960
36.17
Wiggington & Hopwas
10,000
21.51
10,000
21.28
£22
Parish councils who receive over £100,000 to deliver local services
Expenditure £’000
Income £’000
Precept £’000
Expenditure £’000
Income £’000
Precept £’000
£2
Burntwood Town Council
286
-35
251
265
-14
251
Lichfield City Council
1,053
-434
619
1,779
-1,152
627
Shenstone Parish Council
180
-51
129
179
-50
129
£53
2008/09 (Last year)
2009/10 (This year)