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How do we spend the money 2025?


For 2025/26 we plan to spend £1.621bn (gross) on providing services to 578,324 people living in Cornwall. That is equivalent to £2,803.46 per person.

This total is allocated as follows:

  • Care and Wellbeing: £441.815m
  • Together for Families (excl. maintained schools): £320.281m
  • Together for Families (maintained schools): £79.326m
  • Sustainable Growth and Development: £177.633m
  • Neighbourhoods: £238.918m
  • Customer and Support Services: £126.624m
  • Other corporate items: £236.709m

These directorates include the following services:

Care and Wellbeing

  • Adult Care and Support
  • People Commissioning (Adults)
  • Business Support Integrated Systems and Performance
  • Wellbeing and Public Health

Together for Families

  • Children and Family Services
  • Education and Community Health

Neighbourhoods

  • Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service
  • Regulatory Services
  • Community Services

Sustainable Growth and Development

  • Planning and Housing
  • Connectivity and Environment
  • Business, Skills and Economy

Customer and Support Services

  • Customer and Business Operations
  • Finance and Assurance
  • Innovation and Digital
  • Assets, Capital and Commercial Services

Other Corporate Items

Items that are not specific to individual services, such as capital financing.

Compare these figures with 2025/26 in our Council Tax leaflet.

View the Council Tax Leaflet

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