Cash spending · 2025–26
West Sussex, in numbers
Public spending
West Sussex County Council area. Every figure carries its own date.
What this council spent, how it changed and how it compares with councils with similar responsibilities and population sizes.
West Sussex County Council only. This covers the council’s own services. It is not all public spending in the area.
£1,742.54 million in 2025–26
Council service spending after service income. These are recorded amounts spent, rather than plans for future spending.
2024–25 prices · 2025–26
This year’s return can still be revised.
“Per resident” spreads the total across everyone who lives here. It is not a payment to each person.
Has spending kept up with prices and population?
Allowing for inflation makes spending in different years easier to compare. Looking per resident also allows for a changing population.
Total council service spending · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £1,536.97 per person in 2017/2018; £1,830.17 per person in 2025/2026. 19.1% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 1,536.97 |
| 2018/2019 | 1,560.75 |
| 2019/2020 | 1,583.05 |
| 2020/2021 | 1,599.11 |
| 2021/2022 | 1,645.62 |
| 2022/2023 | 1,625.99 |
| 2023/2024 | 1,707.48 |
| 2024/2025 | 1,769.96 |
| 2025/2026 | 1,830.17 |
See cash spending and total spending
Total council service spending · total spending, cash
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ million · cash prices, before allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £1,018.68 million in 2017/2018; £1,742.54 million in 2025/2026. 71.1% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ million |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 1,018.68 |
| 2018/2019 | 1,065.98 |
| 2019/2020 | 1,116.83 |
| 2020/2021 | 1,190.84 |
| 2021/2022 | 1,244.33 |
| 2022/2023 | 1,328.05 |
| 2023/2024 | 1,486.21 |
| 2024/2025 | 1,617.92 |
| 2025/2026 | 1,742.54 |
Total council service spending · total spending, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ million · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £1,321.08 million in 2017/2018; £1,686.02 million in 2025/2026. 27.6% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ million |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 1,321.08 |
| 2018/2019 | 1,351.99 |
| 2019/2020 | 1,380.01 |
| 2020/2021 | 1,399.79 |
| 2021/2022 | 1,456.46 |
| 2022/2023 | 1,452.67 |
| 2023/2024 | 1,544.55 |
| 2024/2025 | 1,617.92 |
| 2025/2026 | 1,686.02 |
Total council service spending · spending per resident, cash
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · cash prices, before allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £1,185.15 per person in 2017/2018; £1,891.51 per person in 2025/2026. 59.6% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 1,185.15 |
| 2018/2019 | 1,230.58 |
| 2019/2020 | 1,281.15 |
| 2020/2021 | 1,360.41 |
| 2021/2022 | 1,405.95 |
| 2022/2023 | 1,486.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 1,642.99 |
| 2024/2025 | 1,769.96 |
| 2025/2026 | 1,891.51 |
All annual figures and what they include
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 1,018.683 | 1,321.082 | £1,185 | £1,537 |
| 2018–19 | 1,065.984 | 1,351.993 | £1,231 | £1,561 |
| 2019–20 | 1,116.828 | 1,380.006 | £1,281 | £1,583 |
| 2020–21 | 1,190.843 | 1,399.789 | £1,360 | £1,599 |
| 2021–22 | 1,244.33 | 1,456.456 | £1,406 | £1,646 |
| 2022–23 | 1,328.052 | 1,452.674 | £1,487 | £1,626 |
| 2023–24 | 1,486.213 | 1,544.549 | £1,643 | £1,707 |
| 2024–25 | 1,617.917 | 1,617.917 | £1,770 | £1,770 |
| 2025–26 | 1,742.535 | 1,686.025 | £1,892 | £1,830 |
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Outside this measure: Separate capital-account expenditure; Separate housing revenue account; Central-government and NHS spending; Services supplied by another council or separate authority.
Each financial year runs from April to March. Per-resident amounts use the population estimate for the year in which that financial year starts, matched to the council’s area code. Missing populations remain gaps. Inflation is adjusted using a broad measure of prices across the economy; it does not measure each service’s particular costs.
Changes in council boundaries, responsibilities, schools or accounting can affect the figures. A rise or fall alone does not show a change in service quality.
Sources and calculations →How does it compare with similar councils?
The comparison uses councils in England with the same broad responsibilities, choosing up to three closest in population size. They may face different needs and costs.
| Council or comparison group | At 2024–25 prices | Cash prices |
|---|---|---|
| West Sussex (this council) | £1,830 | £1,892 |
| Staffordshire | £1,401 | £1,448 |
| Norfolk | £1,616 | £1,671 |
| Nottinghamshire | £1,632 | £1,687 |
| England councils with the same broad responsibilities | £1,645 | £1,700 |
How the comparison works
Same country and broad council responsibilities, closest population size. Not adjusted for need, deprivation, income, commuter demand or service outcomes.
Fixed cohort of current councils of this type; complete observations only. This is not all council spending in the country.
The wider comparison covers 21 current councils of the same type. Spending and populations are added before dividing; individual council rates are not averaged.
The selected councils use the latest year with matching spending and population for this council. Every comparison row uses that same year. This is not a ranking of value for money or a measure of whether funding is fair.
Where does the council money go?
Open a service to see its history. The headings follow the council returns, so responsibilities and accounting differ between countries.
Education · £813.67 million · 2025–26
Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £696.17 per person in 2017/2018; £854.59 per person in 2025/2026. 22.8% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 696.17 |
| 2018/2019 | 716.33 |
| 2019/2020 | 728.49 |
| 2020/2021 | 724.56 |
| 2021/2022 | 742.53 |
| 2022/2023 | 736.15 |
| 2023/2024 | 748.44 |
| 2024/2025 | 811.12 |
| 2025/2026 | 854.59 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 461.412 | 598.383 | £537 | £696 |
| 2018–19 | 489.25 | 620.518 | £565 | £716 |
| 2019–20 | 513.943 | 635.052 | £590 | £728 |
| 2020–21 | 539.571 | 634.245 | £616 | £725 |
| 2021–22 | 561.459 | 657.173 | £634 | £743 |
| 2022–23 | 601.265 | 657.687 | £673 | £736 |
| 2023–24 | 651.457 | 677.028 | £720 | £748 |
| 2024–25 | 741.448 | 741.448 | £811 | £811 |
| 2025–26 | 813.673 | 787.286 | £883 | £855 |
Highways and transport · £71.93 million · 2025–26
Highways and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £71.54 per person in 2017/2018; £75.55 per person in 2025/2026. 5.6% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 71.54 |
| 2018/2019 | 64.65 |
| 2019/2020 | 65.93 |
| 2020/2021 | 63.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 63.68 |
| 2022/2023 | 66.49 |
| 2023/2024 | 75.76 |
| 2024/2025 | 73.58 |
| 2025/2026 | 75.55 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 47.413 | 61.488 | £55 | £72 |
| 2018–19 | 44.157 | 56.005 | £51 | £65 |
| 2019–20 | 46.516 | 57.477 | £53 | £66 |
| 2020–21 | 46.992 | 55.237 | £54 | £63 |
| 2021–22 | 48.148 | 56.356 | £54 | £64 |
| 2022–23 | 54.305 | 59.401 | £61 | £66 |
| 2023–24 | 65.939 | 68.527 | £73 | £76 |
| 2024–25 | 67.259 | 67.259 | £74 | £74 |
| 2025–26 | 71.933 | 69.6 | £78 | £76 |
Children’s social care · £237.81 million · 2025–26
Children’s social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £169.7 per person in 2017/2018; £249.77 per person in 2025/2026. 47.2% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 169.7 |
| 2018/2019 | 172.79 |
| 2019/2020 | 193.08 |
| 2020/2021 | 209.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 212.12 |
| 2022/2023 | 222.75 |
| 2023/2024 | 246.56 |
| 2024/2025 | 240.14 |
| 2025/2026 | 249.77 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 112.474 | 145.862 | £131 | £170 |
| 2018–19 | 118.018 | 149.683 | £136 | £173 |
| 2019–20 | 136.218 | 168.317 | £156 | £193 |
| 2020–21 | 156.165 | 183.566 | £178 | £210 |
| 2021–22 | 160.39 | 187.732 | £181 | £212 |
| 2022–23 | 181.931 | 199.003 | £204 | £223 |
| 2023–24 | 214.611 | 223.035 | £237 | £247 |
| 2024–25 | 219.516 | 219.516 | £240 | £240 |
| 2025–26 | 237.811 | 230.099 | £258 | £250 |
Adult social care · £386.55 million · 2025–26
Adult social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £337 per person in 2017/2018; £405.99 per person in 2025/2026. 20.5% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 337 |
| 2018/2019 | 353.68 |
| 2019/2020 | 356.81 |
| 2020/2021 | 373.59 |
| 2021/2022 | 386.38 |
| 2022/2023 | 358.79 |
| 2023/2024 | 382.91 |
| 2024/2025 | 397.06 |
| 2025/2026 | 405.99 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 223.356 | 289.66 | £260 | £337 |
| 2018–19 | 241.564 | 306.377 | £279 | £354 |
| 2019–20 | 251.724 | 311.042 | £289 | £357 |
| 2020–21 | 278.21 | 327.025 | £318 | £374 |
| 2021–22 | 292.158 | 341.963 | £330 | £386 |
| 2022–23 | 293.044 | 320.543 | £328 | £359 |
| 2023–24 | 333.287 | 346.369 | £368 | £383 |
| 2024–25 | 362.95 | 362.95 | £397 | £397 |
| 2025–26 | 386.546 | 374.01 | £420 | £406 |
Public health · £47.43 million · 2025–26
Public health · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £58.36 per person in 2017/2018; £49.82 per person in 2025/2026. 14.6% lower between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 58.36 |
| 2018/2019 | 55.34 |
| 2019/2020 | 51.97 |
| 2020/2021 | 51.15 |
| 2021/2022 | 48.78 |
| 2022/2023 | 48.27 |
| 2023/2024 | 48.49 |
| 2024/2025 | 50.55 |
| 2025/2026 | 49.82 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 38.679 | 50.161 | £45 | £58 |
| 2018–19 | 37.795 | 47.936 | £44 | £55 |
| 2019–20 | 36.665 | 45.305 | £42 | £52 |
| 2020–21 | 38.09 | 44.773 | £44 | £51 |
| 2021–22 | 36.881 | 43.168 | £42 | £49 |
| 2022–23 | 39.424 | 43.123 | £44 | £48 |
| 2023–24 | 42.206 | 43.863 | £47 | £48 |
| 2024–25 | 46.208 | 46.208 | £51 | £51 |
| 2025–26 | 47.434 | 45.896 | £51 | £50 |
Housing services outside the housing revenue account · £6.4 million · 2025–26
Housing services outside the housing revenue account · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £10.48 per person in 2017/2018; £6.72 per person in 2025/2026. 35.8% lower between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 10.48 |
| 2018/2019 | 9 |
| 2019/2020 | 5.92 |
| 2020/2021 | 3.65 |
| 2021/2022 | 3.81 |
| 2022/2023 | 4.83 |
| 2023/2024 | 10.51 |
| 2024/2025 | 6.6 |
| 2025/2026 | 6.72 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 6.945 | 9.007 | £8 | £10 |
| 2018–19 | 6.149 | 7.799 | £7 | £9 |
| 2019–20 | 4.175 | 5.159 | £5 | £6 |
| 2020–21 | 2.72 | 3.197 | £3 | £4 |
| 2021–22 | 2.881 | 3.372 | £3 | £4 |
| 2022–23 | 3.945 | 4.315 | £4 | £5 |
| 2023–24 | 9.15 | 9.509 | £10 | £11 |
| 2024–25 | 6.03 | 6.03 | £7 | £7 |
| 2025–26 | 6.402 | 6.194 | £7 | £7 |
Culture and leisure · £13.06 million · 2025–26
Culture and leisure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £14.53 per person in 2017/2018; £13.71 per person in 2025/2026. 5.6% lower between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 14.53 |
| 2018/2019 | 14.57 |
| 2019/2020 | 13.98 |
| 2020/2021 | 13.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 13.74 |
| 2022/2023 | 13.57 |
| 2023/2024 | 14.26 |
| 2024/2025 | 13.75 |
| 2025/2026 | 13.71 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 9.631 | 12.49 | £11 | £15 |
| 2018–19 | 9.954 | 12.625 | £11 | £15 |
| 2019–20 | 9.861 | 12.185 | £11 | £14 |
| 2020–21 | 10.126 | 11.903 | £12 | £14 |
| 2021–22 | 10.392 | 12.164 | £12 | £14 |
| 2022–23 | 11.086 | 12.126 | £12 | £14 |
| 2023–24 | 12.41 | 12.897 | £14 | £14 |
| 2024–25 | 12.573 | 12.573 | £14 | £14 |
| 2025–26 | 13.055 | 12.632 | £14 | £14 |
Environment · £89.48 million · 2025–26
Environment · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £102.47 per person in 2017/2018; £93.98 per person in 2025/2026. 8.3% lower between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 102.47 |
| 2018/2019 | 100.36 |
| 2019/2020 | 100.76 |
| 2020/2021 | 92.27 |
| 2021/2022 | 87.56 |
| 2022/2023 | 80.38 |
| 2023/2024 | 92.21 |
| 2024/2025 | 90.93 |
| 2025/2026 | 93.98 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 67.918 | 88.08 | £79 | £102 |
| 2018–19 | 68.547 | 86.939 | £79 | £100 |
| 2019–20 | 71.087 | 87.838 | £82 | £101 |
| 2020–21 | 68.716 | 80.773 | £79 | £92 |
| 2021–22 | 66.206 | 77.492 | £75 | £88 |
| 2022–23 | 65.649 | 71.809 | £73 | £80 |
| 2023–24 | 80.26 | 83.41 | £89 | £92 |
| 2024–25 | 83.119 | 83.119 | £91 | £91 |
| 2025–26 | 89.48 | 86.578 | £97 | £94 |
Planning and development · £4.27 million · 2025–26
Planning and development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £11.38 per person in 2017/2018; £4.48 per person in 2025/2026. 60.6% lower between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 11.38 |
| 2018/2019 | 8.29 |
| 2019/2020 | 9.09 |
| 2020/2021 | 8.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 9.67 |
| 2022/2023 | 14.55 |
| 2023/2024 | 10.05 |
| 2024/2025 | 10.94 |
| 2025/2026 | 4.48 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 7.541 | 9.78 | £9 | £11 |
| 2018–19 | 5.66 | 7.179 | £7 | £8 |
| 2019–20 | 6.415 | 7.927 | £7 | £9 |
| 2020–21 | 6.48 | 7.617 | £7 | £9 |
| 2021–22 | 7.31 | 8.556 | £8 | £10 |
| 2022–23 | 11.881 | 12.996 | £13 | £15 |
| 2023–24 | 8.751 | 9.094 | £10 | £10 |
| 2024–25 | 9.999 | 9.999 | £11 | £11 |
| 2025–26 | 4.269 | 4.131 | £5 | £4 |
Police · £0 million · 2025–26
Police · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £0 per person in 2017/2018; £0 per person in 2025/2026. No change between these two observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 0 |
| 2018/2019 | 0 |
| 2019/2020 | 0 |
| 2020/2021 | 0 |
| 2021/2022 | 0 |
| 2022/2023 | 0 |
| 2023/2024 | 0 |
| 2024/2025 | 0 |
| 2025/2026 | 0 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
Fire and rescue · £43.02 million · 2025–26
Fire and rescue · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £44.01 per person in 2017/2018; £45.18 per person in 2025/2026. 2.6% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 44.01 |
| 2018/2019 | 42.2 |
| 2019/2020 | 44.99 |
| 2020/2021 | 44.88 |
| 2021/2022 | 47.88 |
| 2022/2023 | 47.12 |
| 2023/2024 | 44.83 |
| 2024/2025 | 45.48 |
| 2025/2026 | 45.18 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 29.172 | 37.832 | £34 | £44 |
| 2018–19 | 28.822 | 36.555 | £33 | £42 |
| 2019–20 | 31.739 | 39.218 | £36 | £45 |
| 2020–21 | 33.422 | 39.286 | £38 | £45 |
| 2021–22 | 36.208 | 42.381 | £41 | £48 |
| 2022–23 | 38.486 | 42.097 | £43 | £47 |
| 2023–24 | 39.024 | 40.556 | £43 | £45 |
| 2024–25 | 41.574 | 41.574 | £45 | £45 |
| 2025–26 | 43.017 | 41.622 | £47 | £45 |
Central services · £18.44 million · 2025–26
Central services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £21.21 per person in 2017/2018; £19.37 per person in 2025/2026. 8.7% lower between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 21.21 |
| 2018/2019 | 19.81 |
| 2019/2020 | 12.03 |
| 2020/2021 | 13.9 |
| 2021/2022 | 29.49 |
| 2022/2023 | 23.74 |
| 2023/2024 | 20.51 |
| 2024/2025 | 19.76 |
| 2025/2026 | 19.37 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 14.061 | 18.235 | £16 | £21 |
| 2018–19 | 13.527 | 17.156 | £16 | £20 |
| 2019–20 | 8.485 | 10.484 | £10 | £12 |
| 2020–21 | 10.351 | 12.167 | £12 | £14 |
| 2021–22 | 22.297 | 26.098 | £25 | £29 |
| 2022–23 | 19.386 | 21.205 | £22 | £24 |
| 2023–24 | 17.852 | 18.553 | £20 | £21 |
| 2024–25 | 18.062 | 18.062 | £20 | £20 |
| 2025–26 | 18.441 | 17.843 | £20 | £19 |
Other services · £10.47 million · 2025–26
Other services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation
2017/2018 to 2025/2026
West Sussex County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: £0.12 per person in 2017/2018; £11 per person in 2025/2026. 8,901.4% higher between these observations.
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Data table and workings
Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.
Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
| Period | £ per person |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | 0.12 |
| 2018/2019 | 3.72 |
| 2019/2020 | 0 |
| 2020/2021 | 0 |
| 2021/2022 | 0 |
| 2022/2023 | 9.37 |
| 2023/2024 | 12.94 |
| 2024/2025 | 10.04 |
| 2025/2026 | 11 |
Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 0.081 | 0.105 | £0 | £0 |
| 2018–19 | 2.541 | 3.223 | £3 | £4 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 2022–23 | 7.65 | 8.368 | £9 | £9 |
| 2023–24 | 11.266 | 11.708 | £12 | £13 |
| 2024–25 | 9.179 | 9.179 | £10 | £10 |
| 2025–26 | 10.474 | 10.134 | £11 | £11 |
A zero may mean this council does not provide that service. A negative net amount can occur when service income exceeds spending. A missing figure means no usable value was reported.
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Separate district/county tiers, police, fire, transport authorities and national public services are not combined. No all-public-spending council-area total is claimed.
2024–25 and 2025–26 returns remain revisable. Unsubmitted returns are gaps, never zero. Earlier years use the final outturn series.