FOI/EIR 26/27-042-LG Pension Scheme and Council Tax

Employer Contributions to Government Pension Scheme and Council Tax 2021-2026

Received 14 April 2026

I would like information for the past five financial years: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.

Please present the information in a spreadsheet, with column headings for each financial year.

Please can you tell me:
-How much the council spent on employer contributions to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
-How much the council received in council tax.

Responded 12 May 2026

Pensions: Spreadsheet also attached
2021/22 - £951,006.30
2022/23 - £1,010,741.40
2023/24 - £1,129,713.45
2024/25 - £1,167,687.06
2025/26 - £1,239,853.

Council Tax :
2021/22 - £ 6,775,580
2022/23 - £ 7,162,535
2023/24 - £ 7,544,144
2024/25 - £ 7,957,943
2025/26 - £8,298,422