What your Council Tax is used for

Your Council Tax is used to fund variety of local services, including:

• education
• fire services
• police services
• roads
• libraries
• rubbish collection
• planning

The total amount you pay is made up of charges for:

• Adur District Council or Worthing Borough Council (depending on which area your property is in)
• West Sussex County Council
• the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC)

In addition:

• if you live in an area with a parish council there is an extra charge for services they provide, these are called parish precepts and apply to Lancing and Sompting.
• for some residents in Adur there is an extra charge for maintaining recreation grounds and community buildings
• these are called special expenses, and apply to Shoreham-by-Sea, Southwick and Coombes

Expenditure information:

• Adur DC Council Tax expenditure information 2024-25 (368KB)
• Worthing BC Council Tax expenditure information 2024-25 (341KB)

Council Tax bills explained:

• Adur DC Council Tax bill explained 2024-25 (264KB)
• Worthing BC Council Tax bill explained 2024-25 (258KB)

See also:

• Council Tax bands and charges

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) expenditure:

• Find out about West Sussex County Council budgets and how they spend your money - on the WSCC website

Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) expenditure:

• What we spend & how we spend it - on the Sussex PCC website

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