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Public spending

South Tyneside council area. Every figure carries its own date.

What this council spent, how it changed and how it compares with councils with similar responsibilities and population sizes.

South Tyneside Council only. This covers the council’s own services. It is not all public spending in the area.

£378.1 million in 2025–26

Council service spending after service income. These are recorded amounts spent, rather than plans for future spending.

For each resident£2,500

Cash spending · 2025–26

For each resident, allowing for inflation£2,419

2024–25 prices · 2025–26

This year’s return can still be revised.

“Per resident” spreads the total across everyone who lives here. It is not a payment to each person.

Has spending kept up with prices and population?

Allowing for inflation makes spending in different years easier to compare. Looking per resident also allows for a changing population.

Total council service spending · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £2,176.47 per person in 2017/2018; £2,418.66 per person in 2025/2026. 11.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council service spending · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20182,176.47
2018/20192,081.4
2019/20202,142.24
2020/20212,151.37
2021/20222,271.88
2022/20232,236.26
2023/20242,374.5
2024/20252,462.8
2025/20262,418.66
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See cash spending and total spending

Total council service spending · total spending, cash

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ million · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £248.04 million in 2017/2018; £378.1 million in 2025/2026. 52.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council service spending · total spending, cash — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2017/2018248.04
2018/2019243.01
2019/2020257.23
2020/2021270.73
2021/2022287.11
2022/2023304.21
2023/2024342.05
2024/2025371.23
2025/2026378.1
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Total council service spending · total spending, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ million · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £321.67 million in 2017/2018; £365.83 million in 2025/2026. 13.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council service spending · total spending, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2017/2018321.67
2018/2019308.21
2019/2020317.84
2020/2021318.23
2021/2022336.05
2022/2023332.76
2023/2024355.48
2024/2025371.23
2025/2026365.83
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Total council service spending · spending per resident, cash

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,678.27 per person in 2017/2018; £2,499.73 per person in 2025/2026. 48.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council service spending · spending per resident, cash — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20181,678.27
2018/20191,641.09
2019/20201,733.7
2020/20211,830.24
2021/20221,940.99
2022/20232,044.41
2023/20242,284.82
2024/20252,462.8
2025/20262,499.73
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All annual figures and what they include
Council spending · South Tyneside · full reviewed history
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–18248.042321.674£1,678£2,176
2018–19243.006308.206£1,641£2,081
2019–20257.225317.839£1,734£2,142
2020–21270.727318.229£1,830£2,151
2021–22287.11336.055£1,941£2,272
2022–23304.213332.76£2,044£2,236
2023–24342.051355.477£2,285£2,375
2024–25371.233371.233£2,463£2,463
2025–26378.096365.834£2,500£2,419

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Outside this measure: Separate capital-account expenditure; Separate housing revenue account; Central-government and NHS spending; Services supplied by another council or separate authority.

Each financial year runs from April to March. Per-resident amounts use the population estimate for the year in which that financial year starts, matched to the council’s area code. Missing populations remain gaps. Inflation is adjusted using a broad measure of prices across the economy; it does not measure each service’s particular costs.

Changes in council boundaries, responsibilities, schools or accounting can affect the figures. A rise or fall alone does not show a change in service quality.

Sources and calculations →

How does it compare with similar councils?

The comparison uses councils in England with the same broad responsibilities, choosing up to three closest in population size. They may face different needs and costs.

Same financial year: 2025–26 · spending per resident
Council or comparison groupAt 2024–25 pricesCash prices
South Tyneside (this council)£2,419£2,500
Knowsley£2,789£2,883
St. Helens£2,151£2,223
Bury£1,839£1,900
England councils with the same broad responsibilitiesNot availableNot available

The wider same-type figure is withheld where a council’s spending or population is missing. No partial-group average has been substituted.

How the comparison works

Same country and broad council responsibilities, closest population size. Not adjusted for need, deprivation, income, commuter demand or service outcomes.

Fixed cohort of current councils of this type; complete observations only. This is not all council spending in the country.

The wider comparison covers 36 current councils of the same type. Spending and populations are added before dividing; individual council rates are not averaged.

The selected councils use the latest year with matching spending and population for this council. Every comparison row uses that same year. This is not a ranking of value for money or a measure of whether funding is fair.

Where does the council money go?

Open a service to see its history. The headings follow the council returns, so responsibilities and accounting differ between countries.

Education · £154.46 million · 2025–26

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,017.68 per person in 2017/2018; £988.08 per person in 2025/2026. 2.9% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20181,017.68
2018/2019983.53
2019/20201,012.43
2020/2021992.88
2021/2022970.45
2022/2023986.85
2023/20241,021.24
2024/20251,089.25
2025/2026988.08
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Education · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–18115.98150.409£785£1,018
2018–19114.828145.637£775£984
2019–20121.565150.211£819£1,012
2020–21124.943146.866£845£993
2021–22122.641143.548£829£970
2022–23134.247146.845£902£987
2023–24147.111152.885£983£1,021
2024–25164.189164.189£1,089£1,089
2025–26154.461149.452£1,021£988
Highways and transport · £7.69 million · 2025–26

Highways and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £63.54 per person in 2017/2018; £49.19 per person in 2025/2026. 22.6% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Highways and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/201863.54
2018/201962.47
2019/202050.54
2020/202154.49
2021/202258.09
2022/202346.61
2023/202448.73
2024/202551.83
2025/202649.19
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Highways and transport · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–187.2419.391£49£64
2018–197.2939.25£49£62
2019–206.0697.499£41£51
2020–216.8578.06£46£54
2021–227.3418.592£50£58
2022–236.346.935£43£47
2023–247.027.296£47£49
2024–257.8127.812£52£52
2025–267.6897.44£51£49
Children’s social care · £60.86 million · 2025–26

Children’s social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £255.84 per person in 2017/2018; £389.31 per person in 2025/2026. 52.2% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Children’s social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018255.84
2018/2019262.94
2019/2020280.45
2020/2021287.93
2021/2022309.1
2022/2023340.15
2023/2024365.63
2024/2025373.33
2025/2026389.31
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Children’s social care · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1829.15737.812£197£256
2018–1930.69838.934£207£263
2019–2033.67541.61£227£280
2020–2136.23342.59£245£288
2021–2239.06345.722£264£309
2022–2346.27350.615£311£340
2023–2452.6754.737£352£366
2024–2556.27556.275£373£373
2025–2660.85958.885£402£389
Adult social care · £93.65 million · 2025–26

Adult social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £414.71 per person in 2017/2018; £599.04 per person in 2025/2026. 44.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Adult social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018414.71
2018/2019393.59
2019/2020427.15
2020/2021427.94
2021/2022458.22
2022/2023491.29
2023/2024550.02
2024/2025549.7
2025/2026599.04
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Adult social care · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1847.26261.292£320£415
2018–1945.95258.281£310£394
2019–2051.28963.375£346£427
2020–2153.85263.301£364£428
2021–2257.90867.78£391£458
2022–2366.83473.106£449£491
2023–2479.23282.342£529£550
2024–2582.8682.86£550£550
2025–2693.64590.608£619£599
Public health · £18.27 million · 2025–26

Public health · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £132.38 per person in 2017/2018; £116.89 per person in 2025/2026. 11.7% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Public health · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018132.38
2018/2019122.56
2019/2020118.56
2020/2021126.53
2021/2022145.59
2022/2023108.9
2023/202498.69
2024/2025106.15
2025/2026116.89
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Public health · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1815.08719.566£102£132
2018–1914.30918.148£97£123
2019–2014.23617.591£96£119
2020–2115.92318.717£108£127
2021–2218.39921.536£124£146
2022–2314.81416.204£100£109
2023–2414.21714.775£95£99
2024–2516.00116.001£106£106
2025–2618.27317.68£121£117
Housing services outside the housing revenue account · £1.96 million · 2025–26

Housing services outside the housing revenue account · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £6.2 per person in 2017/2018; £12.51 per person in 2025/2026. 101.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Housing services outside the housing revenue account · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20186.2
2018/20192.21
2019/20202.62
2020/20211.46
2021/20222.78
2022/20232.58
2023/20245.73
2024/202511.72
2025/202612.51
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Housing services outside the housing revenue account · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.7070.917£5£6
2018–190.2580.327£2£2
2019–200.3140.388£2£3
2020–210.1840.216£1£1
2021–220.3510.411£2£3
2022–230.3510.384£2£3
2023–240.8250.857£6£6
2024–251.7661.766£12£12
2025–261.9561.893£13£13
Culture and leisure · £10.2 million · 2025–26

Culture and leisure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £70.12 per person in 2017/2018; £65.25 per person in 2025/2026. 6.9% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Culture and leisure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/201870.12
2018/201945.88
2019/202040.33
2020/202178.16
2021/202290.25
2022/202362.71
2023/202479.55
2024/202569.62
2025/202665.25
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Culture and leisure · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–187.99110.363£54£70
2018–195.3566.793£36£46
2019–204.8425.983£33£40
2020–219.83511.561£66£78
2021–2211.40613.35£77£90
2022–238.5319.332£57£63
2023–2411.45911.909£77£80
2024–2510.49410.494£70£70
2025–2610.29.869£67£65
Environment · £17.42 million · 2025–26

Environment · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £120.46 per person in 2017/2018; £111.46 per person in 2025/2026. 7.5% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Environment · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018120.46
2018/2019111.58
2019/2020111.72
2020/2021104.42
2021/2022132.18
2022/2023104.99
2023/2024109.85
2024/2025107.93
2025/2026111.46
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Environment · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1813.72817.803£93£120
2018–1913.02716.522£88£112
2019–2013.41516.576£90£112
2020–2113.1415.446£89£104
2021–2216.70419.552£113£132
2022–2314.28315.623£96£105
2023–2415.82416.445£106£110
2024–2516.26916.269£108£108
2025–2617.42416.859£115£111
Planning and development · £4.81 million · 2025–26

Planning and development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £7.79 per person in 2017/2018; £30.76 per person in 2025/2026. 294.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Planning and development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20187.79
2018/20194.43
2019/20206.85
2020/202118.05
2021/202220.6
2022/202326.05
2023/202433.61
2024/202549.32
2025/202630.76
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Planning and development · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.8881.152£6£8
2018–190.5170.656£3£4
2019–200.8221.016£6£7
2020–212.2722.671£15£18
2021–222.6033.047£18£21
2022–233.5443.877£24£26
2023–244.8425.032£32£34
2024–257.4357.435£49£49
2025–264.8094.653£32£31
Police · £0 million · 2025–26

Police · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £0 per person in 2017/2018; £0 per person in 2025/2026. No change between these two observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Police · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20180
2018/20190
2019/20200
2020/20210
2021/20220
2022/20230
2023/20240
2024/20250
2025/20260
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Police · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1800£0£0
2018–1900£0£0
2019–2000£0£0
2020–2100£0£0
2021–2200£0£0
2022–2300£0£0
2023–2400£0£0
2024–2500£0£0
2025–2600£0£0
Fire and rescue · £0 million · 2025–26

Fire and rescue · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £0 per person in 2017/2018; £0 per person in 2025/2026. No change between these two observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Fire and rescue · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20180
2018/20190
2019/20200
2020/20210
2021/20220
2022/20230
2023/20240
2024/20250
2025/20260
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Fire and rescue · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1800£0£0
2018–1900£0£0
2019–2000£0£0
2020–2100£0£0
2021–2200£0£0
2022–2300£0£0
2023–2400£0£0
2024–2500£0£0
2025–2600£0£0
Central services · £9.9 million · 2025–26

Central services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £106.82 per person in 2017/2018; £63.32 per person in 2025/2026. 40.7% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Central services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018106.82
2018/2019104.9
2019/2020102.99
2020/202178.04
2021/202291.1
2022/202374.98
2023/202469.51
2024/202560.64
2025/202663.32
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Central services · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1812.17415.788£82£107
2018–1912.24715.533£83£105
2019–2012.36615.28£83£103
2020–219.82111.544£66£78
2021–2211.51313.476£78£91
2022–2310.211.157£69£75
2023–2410.01310.406£67£70
2024–259.149.14£61£61
2025–269.8999.578£65£63
Other services · £-1.12 million · 2025–26

Other services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2025/2026

South Tyneside Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2025/2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £-19.07 per person in 2017/2018; £-7.16 per person in 2025/2026.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Other services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — South Tyneside Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018-19.07
2018/2019-12.67
2019/2020-11.39
2020/2021-18.54
2021/2022-6.48
2022/2023-8.85
2023/2024-8.07
2024/2025-6.69
2025/2026-7.16
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Other services · South Tyneside
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–18-2.173-2.818£-15£-19
2018–19-1.479-1.876£-10£-13
2019–20-1.368-1.69£-9£-11
2020–21-2.333-2.742£-16£-19
2021–22-0.819-0.959£-6£-6
2022–23-1.204-1.317£-8£-9
2023–24-1.162-1.208£-8£-8
2024–25-1.008-1.008£-7£-7
2025–26-1.119-1.083£-7£-7

A zero may mean this council does not provide that service. A negative net amount can occur when service income exceeds spending. A missing figure means no usable value was reported.

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Coverage and limits

Separate district/county tiers, police, fire, transport authorities and national public services are not combined. No all-public-spending council-area total is claimed.

2024–25 and 2025–26 returns remain revisable. Unsubmitted returns are gaps, never zero. Earlier years use the final outturn series.

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