Our services and budget

We continue to proudly serve Hampshire’s 1.4 million residents.

Our services

Children's social care

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Supporting 12,457 children with social care.

Public health

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Promoting and protecting the population's health.

Waste disposal

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Encouraging recycling, diverting 95.6% of our waste from landfill.

Adults' health and care

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Providing long-term support to 20,159 residents and supporting carers and adults in care.

Transport infrastructure

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Managing 5,500 miles of roads and 1,750 bridges and structures.

Registration

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Registering 20,500 births and deaths, and 16,000 ceremonies and preliminaries.

Countryside

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Managing 3,658 hectares of land for people and nature.

Economic development and skills

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Supporting our 58,520 businesses and enabling further growth in Hampshire’s £49bn economy.

Education

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Teaching 131,000 pupils in Hampshire’s 448 maintained schools.

Our 2025-26 budget*

How it's funded

£876.4m (47.9%) Council tax requirement
£396.2m (21.7%) Directorate income
£230.4m (12.6%) General Government grants
£178.3m (9.8%) Other specific Government grants
£60.9m (3.3%) Contribution from reserves
£56.2m (3.1%) Business rates
£21.4m (1.2%) Interest receivable
£8.1m (0.4%) Surplus on collection funds

How it's spent

£837.6m (45.8%) Looking after vulnerable adults and public health
£540.7m (29.6%) Looking after vulnerable children and families
£244.4m (13.4%) Services for all (including £43.2m for highways and £74.4m for waste)
£132.1m (7.2%) Running the County Council and other costs
£49.8m (2.7%) Capital financing
£23.3m (1.3%) Hampshire’s economy and future

*We also spend £1,302.8m on schools and early years that is funded from ringfenced Dedicated Schools Grant (£1,176.5m), other specific grants and income.