Your Guide to Council Tax in 2019/20

What is Council Tax?

Council Tax is a local tax set by local councils to help pay for local services. All homes have to pay Council Tax - the amount you pay will depend on the valuation band your home has been placed in by the Valuation Office Agency.

For details about how to pay your Council Tax, please look at the back of your bill.

What does it pay for?

We collect your Council Tax and put it into a separate fund called the Collection Fund.

This year, we need to collect £148.2 million through Council Tax. Out of each pound we collect, 79 pence will go to Council to pay for things such as education, social services, libraries, leisure services, refuse collection, street cleansing, parks and open spaces; 12 pence will go to the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley; 4 pence will go to and Milton Keynes Fire Authority; and 5 pence will go to Parish and Town Councils (on average).

For every £1 we collect…

12 pence goes to 5 pence goes to Police and Crime Parishes Commissioner for Thames Valley

79 pence goes to 4 pence goes to Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire & Council Milton Keynes Fire Authority

For every average Band D Council Tax we collect…

£206.28 goes to £94.13 goes to the Police and Crime Parishes (£86.16 in Commissioner for 2018/19) Thames Valley (£182.28 in 2018/19)

£64.57 goes to Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire £1,381.65 goes to Authority (£62.70 in Milton Keynes 2018/19) Council (£1,341.55 in 2018/19) How has the Council Tax charge changed this year?

Your Council Tax contributes to the funding of the following bodies; Milton Keynes Council, your parish or town council, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley and Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority. Milton Keynes only has control over the first of these; the other precepting bodies are separate from Milton Keynes and make their own decisions about the level of their precepts.

Milton Keynes Council has chosen to increase the precept it charges to fund its own expenditure requirement by 2.99%. Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority have increased their precept by 2.98% and The Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley have increased their precept by 13.17%.

Your individual parish or town council will have set its precept based on local decisions; therefore this element of your Council Tax bill may have changed from last year depending upon the parish in which you live.

Your Council Tax per Parish for 2019/20…

2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 Parish Parish Parish Purposes Area Purposes Precept Key: PC/TC are Parish/Town Councils; Band D PM are Parish Meetings Equivalent Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 43,156 (PC) 54,210 37.27 1,126.51 1,314.26 1,502.02 1,689.77 2,065.28 2,440.78 2,816.29 3,379.54 5,500 Astwood & (PC) 7,000 54.09 1,137.73 1,327.34 1,516.97 1,706.59 2,085.84 2,465.08 2,844.32 3,413.18 649,599 & (TC) 701,873 142.16 1,196.44 1,395.84 1,595.25 1,794.66 2,193.48 2,592.29 2,991.10 3,589.32 14,500 (PC) 15,000 55.49 1,138.66 1,328.42 1,518.21 1,707.99 2,087.55 2,467.10 2,846.65 3,415.98 142,230 Bradwell (PC) 146,320 54.08 1,137.72 1,327.33 1,516.96 1,706.58 2,085.83 2,465.07 2,844.30 3,413.16 109,675 Broughton & Milton Keynes (PC) 180,000 33.69 1,124.13 1,311.47 1,498.84 1,686.19 2,060.91 2,435.61 2,810.32 3,372.38 0 Calverton (PM) 0 0.00 1,101.67 1,285.27 1,468.89 1,652.50 2,019.73 2,386.95 2,754.17 3,305.00 564,914 (PC) 691,944 175.80 1,218.87 1,422.00 1,625.16 1,828.30 2,234.60 2,640.88 3,047.17 3,656.60 29,553 (PC) 30,905 67.52 1,146.68 1,337.79 1,528.91 1,720.02 2,102.25 2,484.48 2,866.70 3,440.04 121,750 (PC) 133,126 76.07 1,152.38 1,344.44 1,536.51 1,728.57 2,112.70 2,496.83 2,880.95 3,457.14 509 (PM) 523 13.30 1,110.54 1,295.61 1,480.71 1,665.80 2,035.99 2,406.16 2,776.34 3,331.60 & Newton 7,468 Blossomville (PC) 7,468 37.55 1,126.70 1,314.48 1,502.27 1,690.05 2,065.62 2,441.19 2,816.75 3,380.10 705 (PM) 718 18.65 1,114.10 1,299.78 1,485.47 1,671.15 2,042.52 2,413.89 2,785.25 3,342.30 17,000 (PC) 17,881 63.98 1,144.32 1,335.03 1,525.76 1,716.48 2,097.93 2,479.37 2,860.80 3,432.96 0 (PC) 28,240 49.25 1,134.50 1,323.58 1,512.67 1,701.75 2,079.92 2,458.09 2,836.25 3,403.50 2,670 (PM) 2,670 35.14 1,125.10 1,312.60 1,500.13 1,687.64 2,062.68 2,437.71 2,812.74 3,375.28 382,160 (PC) 400,263 64.51 1,144.68 1,335.44 1,526.23 1,717.01 2,098.58 2,480.13 2,861.69 3,434.02 124,308 (PC) 124,444 132.05 1,189.70 1,387.98 1,586.27 1,784.55 2,181.12 2,577.69 2,974.25 3,569.10 18,000 & Little Linford (PC) 20,214 63.44 1,143.96 1,334.61 1,525.28 1,715.94 2,097.27 2,478.59 2,859.90 3,431.88 Kents Hill, Monkston & Brinklow 111,273 (PC) 112,129 43.83 1,130.89 1,319.36 1,507.85 1,696.33 2,073.30 2,450.26 2,827.22 3,392.66 1,500 (PM) 1,500 25.46 1,118.64 1,305.07 1,491.52 1,677.96 2,050.85 2,423.73 2,796.60 3,355.92 30,160 (PC) 30,785 57.45 1,139.97 1,329.95 1,519.96 1,709.95 2,089.95 2,469.93 2,849.92 3,419.90 10,882 (PC) 11,700 66.09 1,145.73 1,336.67 1,527.64 1,718.59 2,100.51 2,482.41 2,864.32 3,437.18 77,884 Loughton & Great Holm (PC) 82,327 36.50 1,126.00 1,313.66 1,501.33 1,689.00 2,064.34 2,439.67 2,815.00 3,378.00 2018/19 2019/20 2019/20 Parish Parish Parish Purposes Area Purposes Precept Key: PC/TC are Parish/Town Councils; Band D PM are Parish Meetings Equivalent Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 3,600 (PC) 4,300 31.25 1,122.50 1,309.58 1,496.67 1,683.75 2,057.92 2,432.09 2,806.25 3,367.50 61,801 (PC) 68,136 77.22 1,153.15 1,345.33 1,537.53 1,729.72 2,114.11 2,498.49 2,882.87 3,459.44 424,189 (TC) 669,967 128.61 1,187.41 1,385.30 1,583.21 1,781.11 2,176.92 2,572.72 2,968.52 3,562.22 14,963 (PC) 15,414 45.53 1,132.02 1,320.68 1,509.36 1,698.03 2,075.38 2,452.72 2,830.05 3,396.06 190,585 Olney (TC) 229,000 89.79 1,161.53 1,355.11 1,548.70 1,742.29 2,129.47 2,516.65 2,903.82 3,484.58 9,104 Old (PC) 9,104 21.54 1,116.03 1,302.02 1,488.03 1,674.04 2,046.06 2,418.06 2,790.07 3,348.08 8,800 Ravenstone (PC) 9,100 74.34 1,151.23 1,343.09 1,534.97 1,726.84 2,110.59 2,494.33 2,878.07 3,453.68 & Tattenhoe 628,822 (PC) 658,749 76.50 1,152.67 1,344.77 1,536.89 1,729.00 2,113.23 2,497.45 2,881.67 3,458.00 318,354 (PC) 328,574 71.40 1,149.27 1,340.80 1,532.36 1,723.90 2,107.00 2,490.08 2,873.17 3,447.80 34,451 (PC) 35,300 82.48 1,156.66 1,349.42 1,542.21 1,734.98 2,120.54 2,506.09 2,891.64 3,469.96 48,375 Simpson & Ashland (PC) 51,727 94.32 1,164.55 1,358.62 1,552.73 1,746.82 2,135.01 2,523.19 2,911.37 3,493.64 378,102 (PC) 389,602 125.91 1,185.61 1,383.20 1,580.81 1,778.41 2,173.62 2,568.82 2,964.02 3,556.82 12,175 (PC) 14,205 55.72 1,138.82 1,328.61 1,518.42 1,708.22 2,087.83 2,467.43 2,847.04 3,416.44 197,207 (PC) 209,360 83.38 1,157.26 1,350.12 1,543.01 1,735.88 2,121.64 2,507.39 2,893.14 3,471.76 1,500 & Filgrave (PM) 1,500 14.08 1,111.05 1,296.22 1,481.41 1,666.58 2,036.94 2,407.29 2,777.64 3,333.16 417,900 Walton (PC) 417,900 98.40 1,167.27 1,361.80 1,556.36 1,750.90 2,140.00 2,529.08 2,918.17 3,501.80 0 Warrington (PM) 0 0.00 1,101.67 1,285.27 1,468.89 1,652.50 2,019.73 2,386.95 2,754.17 3,305.00 19,225 (PC) 21,230 44.43 1,131.29 1,319.83 1,508.38 1,696.93 2,074.03 2,451.13 2,828.22 3,393.86 914,670 (PC) 960,404 139.99 1,195.00 1,394.15 1,593.33 1,792.49 2,190.83 2,589.16 2,987.49 3,584.98 9,844 Weston Underwood (PC) 10,232 80.31 1,155.21 1,347.73 1,540.28 1,732.81 2,117.89 2,502.95 2,888.02 3,465.62 0 Whitehouse (PC) 36,153 58.00 1,140.34 1,330.38 1,520.45 1,710.50 2,090.62 2,470.73 2,850.84 3,421.00 113,200 (TC) 122,415 90.73 1,162.16 1,355.84 1,549.54 1,743.23 2,130.62 2,518.00 2,905.39 3,486.46 401,047 & Greenleys (TC) 412,081 113.43 1,177.29 1,373.49 1,569.72 1,765.93 2,158.37 2,550.79 2,943.22 3,531.86 474,049 Woughton (PC) 513,806 215.12 1,245.08 1,452.59 1,660.10 1,867.62 2,282.65 2,697.68 3,112.70 3,735.24 AVERAGE AMOUNT 94.13 1,164.42 1,358.49 1,552.56 1,746.63 2,134.77 2,522.91 2,911.05 3,493.26 7,147,359 TOTAL 7,989,498

Property Band Variations

The chart on the previous two pages shows how much Council Tax you have to pay, depending on where you live and which valuation band your home is in. Parish and Town Councils need extra money to pay for things like community centres, footpaths and extra street lighting.

Please contact your parish council for further information.

Funding the 2019/20 Budget

Council Tax is only one part of the Council’s income.

This chart shows how Milton Keynes Council’s 2019/20 expenditure is funded.

2019/20 Gross Revenue Income - £446m

One-off Funding New Homes Bonus Retained Business Public Health Grant £1.12m (£3.84 per £2.00m (£6.87 per Rates £49.62m £11.10m (£38.14 person) person) (£170.52 per per person) person) Revenue Support Grant £5.50m (£18.91 per person)

Dedicated Schools Grant £251.28m (£863.51 per person)

Council Tax Income £125.26m (£430.44 per person)

Overall, next year the expenditure of Milton Keynes and the parish and town councils will be £446 million, which is approximately £1,500 for everyone who lives in Milton Keynes. Council Tax Requirement

Council Tax income is broken down in the table below.

2018/19 2019/20 Council Tax Council Tax Requirement Requirement £m £m

Milton Keynes Council 111.282 117.270

Parish Councils 7.147 7.989 Total Council Tax Requirement 118.429 125.259

The Changes Explained

The changes in the Councils budget from 2018/19 to 2019/20 have been analysed below.

£m

Total Budget 2018/19 438.1 Total Budget 2019/20 445.9

Variation: Inflationary Increases & Other Base Budget Changes 5.6 Demographic Growth 3.4 Other Pressures 3.7 Budget Reductions/Income Proposals (8.0) Increase in Use of One-off Funding 0.8 Increase in Grant-Funded Spend including Education & Social Care 1.5 Increase in Parish Costs 0.8

Total Changes Explained 7.8

What we will spend it on

The Councils net 2019/20 budget is £446 million, which includes Dedicated Schools Grant funded expenditure of £251 million.

The Council provides more than 200 services for the people of Milton Keynes. The graph below shows the cost of the major services in 2018/19.

Milton Keynes Council gross expenditure 2019/20 is estimated to be £676m including schools.

2019/20 Total £446 million (£438m in 2018/19) million in 2017/18)

Parish Councils £ 8m

Corporate Items £ 4.2m

Corporate Core £ 2.3m

Resources (via LGSS) £ 13.6m

Resources £ 4.4m

Public Realm £ 35.6m

Growth, Economy & Culture £ 2.9m

Housing & Regeneration £ 4.4m

Public Health £ 10.8m

Debt financing, levies £ 9.1m

Education Services £ 251.3m

Children & Families (excl Education) £ 44.5m

Adult Social Care £ 54.8m

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Parish Precepts Collected through your Council Tax Bill

In accordance with Government guidelines, your parish or town council precept is shown separately on the front of your bill. We are required to detail parish precepts exceeding £140,000. These are shown on the next table. 2018/19 2019/20 Total for Total for Gross Gross Reserve Band D Parish Council own own Spend Income movement charge purposes purposes £ £ £ £ £ £ Bletchley & Fenny Stratford 649,599 821,186 (192,085) 72,772 701,873 142.16 Bradwell 142,230 357,395 (39,075) (172,000) 146,320 54.08 Broughton and Milton Keynes 109,675 217,734 (16,920) (20,814) 180,000 33.69 Campbell Park 564,914 747,674 (55,730) 0 691,944 175.80 Great Linford 382,160 496,947 (67,620) (29,064) 400,263 64.51 Newport Pagnell 424,189 737,569 (69,599) 1,997 669,967 128.61 Olney 190,585 374,670 (147,950) 2,280 229,000 89.79 Shenley Brook End & Tattenhoe 628,822 708,940 (32,698) (17,493) 658,749 76.50 Shenley Church End 318,354 458,391 (109,862) (19,955) 328,574 71.40 Stantonbury 378,102 387,484 (57,882) 60,000 389,602 125.91 Stony Stratford 197,207 280,686 (72,881) 1,555 209,360 83.38 Walton 417,900 494,451 (26,551) (50,000) 417,900 98.40 West Bletchley 914,670 1,167,940 (186,950) (20,586) 960,404 139.99 Wolverton & Greenleys 401,047 463,522 (51,441) 0 412,081 113.43 Woughton 474,049 896,897 (385,320) 2,229 513,806 215.12

For further commentary on individual parish or town councils budgets please contact them direct.

Other Precepts collected through your Council Tax Bill

Further financial information in respect of Fire and Police Authorities is included in the leaflets provided by those bodies.

2018/19 2019/20 Total Total Band D precept precept charge Precepting body £m £m £ Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley 15.120 17.508 206.28 Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority 5.201 5.480 64.57 Total 20.321 22.989 270.85

Levies Paid to other organisations by Milton Keynes Council

Levies are payments that are made to other organisations that are funded by local authorities, as follows:

2018/19 2019/20 Levy Gross Levy Gross Levying body expenditure expenditure £m £m £m £m Environment Agency (Anglian Region) - Flood Defence 0.138 15.608 0.145 26.634 & Internal Drainage Board 0.325 1.523 0.332 1.257 Total 0.463 17.131 0.477 27.891

Flood Defence: Changes in the Gross Budgeted Expenditure between the years reflects the programme of works for both capital and revenue needed by the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee to which we contribute.

Drainage Boards: Gross budgeted expenditure reflects the continuation of the Board’s strategic management programme of both Maintenance and Capital Works to improve the condition of watercourses, flood storage assets and flood defence structures, prioritised by level of risk.