Budget consultation 2026-27
Thank you for your interest in our budget consultation.
Before responding to the questions, read through the summary of our services and funding as it will help you to give your views.
Complete the budget consultation survey
- The consultation closes on 7 January 2026
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has a responsibility by law to undertake certain duties on behalf of its residents and businesses that reside within the area boundary.
These duties are funded by Council Tax, Business Rates, income from grants plus fees and charges.
In addition to duties that are directed by law, the Council also provides services that benefit the communities and businesses, not considered to be required by law, but which offer significant benefits to the health and wellbeing of those living and working in the borough.
The table below shows a summary of the statutory (have to do) and non-statutory (choose to do).
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Statutory |
Non-statutory |
|---|---|
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Waste and recycling collection |
Leisure centres |
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Planning; policy decisions and applications |
Museum and culture |
| Housing; homelessness and housing need |
Events and Christmas lights |
| Revenues; Council Tax and Business Rates billing and collection |
Economic development; supporting business growth and job development |
| Housing Benefit administration |
Car parking |
| Licensing and food safety |
Garden waste collection |
| Elections |
Community safety and CCTV |
| Personal land searches |
Parks and open spaces |
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Markets |
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Cemetery burial space |
The Council aims to support its communities and businesses in the best way possible and is committed to continuation of service delivery and development. Financially, most local authorities are struggling to manage the commitments of funding so many services, and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is no different.
Costs to fund services increase annually and funding of these services comes mainly from Business Rates and Council Tax with government grants also helping to support expenditure. Government funding has reduced annually which results in savings having to be made by the Council.
For budget setting in 2025-26:
- £11.1m (58%) of funding was from Council Tax
- £6.2m (32%) from Business Rates
- £1.9m (10%) from government grants
It is expected that a similar split of funding will apply in 2026-27. We are awaiting confirmation from government of our grant allocation and updates to funding from Business Rates for 2026-27.
Council Tax
A large proportion of the Council’s funding is from Council Tax. However, we only keep around 11% of the amount charged to each resident.
- 76% is paid to Warwickshire County Council
- 13% is paid to Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner
The Council is able to increase Council Tax up to a maximum of 3% each year. Warwickshire Police and Warwickshire County Council have larger limits to increase their proportion by. If Nuneaton and Bedworth was to increase its proportion by the maximum in 2026-27, the impact to an average household (band D) would be just over £8 per annum.
70% of Nuneaton and Bedworth homes are in bands A to C meaning for these residents, the maximum increase to fund our services would be between £4.51 and £7.22 per annum.
Business Rates
Charges for Business Rates are not controlled by the Council. The Valuation Office provide a rateable value for a business premises and then the government sets a multiplier to inform the charge.
Approximately 17% of the total amount chargeable to businesses is retained by the Council in any year.
Changes to business rates charges are being introduced in 2026-27 by government.