Our budget 2025-2026

Planned Net Expenditure & Income Breakdown 2025 to 2026

 

Net Cost of Service

2025 to 2026

£'000

2024 to 2025

£'000

Policy and Finance Committee

1,671

1,947

Corporate Support Committee

6,923

6,101

Economy Committee

2,582

2,544

Environment Committee

11,246

10,901

Planning Policy Committee

885

1,094

Housing and Wellbeing Committee

5,569

5,785

Recharges to HRA

(1,746)

(1,746)

Total Net Cost of Services

28,876

28,372

 

Corporate Costs

2025 to 2026

£'000

2024 to 2025

£'000

Parish Precepts

5,954

5,530

Other Precepts & Levies

249

249

Interest and investment income

(2,491)

(2,260)

Contingency Budget

500

0

Pension deficit contributions

1,226

1,284

Total Corporate Costs

5,669

4,803

Total Net Budget Requirement

33,175

33,175

Corporate costs

 

Financed By

2025 to 2026

£'000

2024 to 2025

£'000

Retained Business Rates

(8,131)

(7,825)

Revenue Support Grant

(207)

(207)

New Homes Bonus

(1,208)

(1,378)

Other Non-Ringfenced Grants

(2,203)

(1,080)

Council Tax Income: Arun

(14,354)

(13,451)

Council Tax Income: Parish Councils

(5,954)

(5,530)

Collection Fund: Deficit/(Surplus)

(210)

(148)

Total Financed By

(32,429)

(29,619)

Funded from Usable Revenue Reserves

1,885

3,556

Financed by

How spending has changed

 

2024/25 Council Tax Requirement

£'000

18,981

Pay inflation and adjustments

582

Major Contracts Inflation and other increases

398

Asset Management Review Project

280

Increase in Fees and Charges Income

(599)

Contingency

500

Retained Business Rates (including s31 grants)

(306)

Changes in other non ringfenced grants

(1,123)

Interest on Investments

(231)

Parish Precept Increase

494

Reduction in use of reserves

1,671

Other net variations < £300k

(339)

2024/25 Council Tax Requirement

20,308

How spending has changed

Band D Council Tax

 

2025 to 2026

2024 to 2025

Including parishes

£303,64*

£294.06**

Excluding parishes

£214.62

£208.39

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* Council Tax Requirement of £20,306,653 divided by tax base of 66,877 for 2025/26.

** Council Tax Requirement of £18,981,573 divided by tax base of 64,550 for 2024/25.

Note : Arun's tax base represents the number of Band D equivalent dwellings in the district, adjusted for exemptions, discounts, council tax reduction and the Collection rate percentage.

Levies

 

2025 to 2026

2024 to 2025

 

Levy on Arun £'000

Levy on Arun £'000

Total

249

249

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The above Levies are a combined total for Littlehampton Harbour Board and the Environment Agency Internal Drainage Board (River Arun).

Parish and Town Council precepts

 

2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026

2024 to 2025

Parish

Precept

£

Tax Base Band D

Dwellings

Local Charge Band D Tax

£

Precept

£

Aldingbourne

156,676 1,986 78.89

156,254

Aldwick

121,909 5,439 22.41

114,424

Angmering

455,103 4,219 107.87

432,575

Arundel

211,737 1,724 122.82

194,716

Barnham and Eastergate

195,203 2,522

77.40

188,400

Bersted

159,189 3,521 45.21

154,905

Bognor Regis

1,054,043 7,564 139.35

999,504

Burpham

3,100 140 22.14

3,000

Clapham

17,820 142 125.49

17,820

Climping

21,000 480 43.75

19,000

East Preston

287,219 2,918 98.43

275,899

Felpham

193,000 5,055 38.18

116,885

Ferring

93,184 2,477 37.62

93,184

Findon

62,000 980 63.27

58,000

Ford

23,000 499 46.09

20,000

Houghton

0 55 0.00

0

Kingston

18,000 496 36.29

9,090

Littlehampton

1,621,543 10,563 153.51

1,510,181

Lyminster

13,000 189 68.78

9,000

Madehurst

0 66 0.00

0

Middleton

87,200 2,442 35.71

55,600

Pagham

79,155 2,861 27.67

80,270

Patching

4,000 123 32.52

4,000

Poling

0 92 0.00

0

Rustington

786,000 6,290 124.96

786,000

Slindon

40,775 298 136.83

31,745

South Stoke

0 35 0.00

0

Walberton

137,867 1,420 97.07

100,715

Warningcamp

550 96 5.73

0

Yapton

111,238 2,185 50.91

98,550

Total

5,953,511 66,877 89.02

5,530,267

Parish and Town Council precepts

As you can see from your bill, Council Tax is made up of charges from several organisations. The total is the sum of Council Tax for: 

  • West Sussex County Council
  • Arun District Council
  • Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner
  • Parish/Town Council (if applicable)
  • minus any discount, relief or council tax reduction

There are 8 bands at which Council Tax is charged and the Arun District Council 2025 to 2026 tax for each band is: 

Band Council Tax

A

£143.08

B

£166.93

C

£190.77

D

£214.62

E

£262.31

F

£310.01

G

£357.70

H

£429.24

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