Where the money goes | 2026/27
Cumberland budget
The published budget, with service spending and council tax kept as separate measures.
No 2026/27 budget return
No 2026/27 return for Cumberland was received in time for MHCLG's publication on 11 June 2026. No budget game or earlier year's budget is shown. The bill breakdown below comes from the separate council tax return.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Council budget | Social care
Cumberland: per resident
No 2026/27 return was received in time for MHCLG’s publication on 11 June 2026.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Single years grouped as under 18, 18 to 64, 65 and over, and 18 and over. Source: Office for National Statistics, Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2025, MYE2 Persons, published 1 October 2026.
Your bill
Published Band D area averages for 2026/27. Parish charges are averaged into the council line and already included in the total. Do not add them again. An area average is not an exact bill for an address.
| Part of the bill | Charging body | Annual Band D |
|---|---|---|
| Council, including average local precepts | Cumberland | £2,069.24 |
| County or GLA | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Police | Cumbria PFCC - Police | £338.94 |
| Fire | Cumbria PFCC - Fire | £103.14 |
| Combined authority | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Published area average, including all precepts | £2,511.32 | |
Source: MHCLG, Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027: Table 10, Table 10, Data Billing and Precepting Bodies, published 25 March 2026.
The council's own Band D, excluding local precepts, is £2,002.64. This is a separate measure, not an additional charge.
Adult social care is included in council charges. Police and fire may be funded within another line. A zero separate precept does not mean the service is absent.
Published whole-bill charges by band
Choose a band to read its published area average. The component breakdown above is available for Band D only; other bands' component charges are not inferred.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
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Councils whose areas touch Cumberland's in the ONS boundary file, and that have a budget game. The file is clipped to the coastline, so councils that face each other across an estuary or a tidal river may not touch in it.
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