Our services and budget
We continue to proudly serve Hampshire’s 1.4 million residents.
Our services
Children's social care
Supporting 12,457 children with social care.
Public health
Promoting and protecting the population's health.
Waste disposal
Encouraging recycling, diverting 95.6% of our waste from landfill.
Adults' health and care
Providing long-term support to 20,159 residents and supporting carers and adults in care.
Transport infrastructure
Managing 5,500 miles of roads and 1,750 bridges and structures.
Registration
Registering 20,500 births and deaths, and 16,000 ceremonies and preliminaries.
Countryside
Managing 3,658 hectares of land for people and nature.
Economic development and skills
Supporting our 58,520 businesses and enabling further growth in Hampshire’s £49bn economy.
Education
Teaching 131,000 pupils in Hampshire’s 448 maintained schools.
Our 2025-26 budget*
£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
£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.