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Where does your council tax go in Waltham Forest?

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Waltham Forest 2026/27
Band D · per year

Waltham Forest Council1,876.45

Adult social care753.31

Children's social care420.38

Housing and homelessness245.43

Running the council180.72

Other276.61

Mayor of London510.51

Metropolitan Police334.13

Transport for London77.09

London Fire Brigade76.85

Mayor and London Assembly22.44

TOTAL PER YEAR£2,386.96

10 monthly payments of238.70

Up on last year by109.31

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Who Waltham Forest paid

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1,408 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Paid Your share

FCC Waste Management LtdWaste and recycling

£31.4m

NSL Services GroupParking enforcement

£13.8m

J B Riney & Co LtdRoads

£8.9m

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group CICPublic health

£7.8m

Aston GroupBuildings and facilities

£5.3m

Change Grow Live Services LimitedPublic health

£5.1m

Waltham Forest Services LimitedBuildings and facilities

£3.9m

HATs Group LimitedTransport

£3.5m

Chosen Care Group LimitedCare at home

£2.8m

Marsh LimitedInsurance

£2.6m

Morgan Sindall Property Services LtdFood and catering

£2.0m

May Harris Multi Services LtdBuildings and facilities

£1.9m

All other payees1,396 companies and organisations

£69.4m

Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden

£1.1m

Staff payWaltham Forest's own staff, not counting schools

£147.0m

Waltham Forest council tax bands 2026/27

Full bill per year, before any discount. Bands go by what a home was worth on 1 April 1991.

Band	Home value in 1991	Waltham Forest	Mayor of London	Per year	Per month (10)
Band A	Up to £40,000	£1,250.97	£340.34	£1,591.31	£159.13
Band B	£40,001 to £52,000	£1,459.46	£397.06	£1,856.52	£185.65
Band C	£52,001 to £68,000	£1,667.96	£453.79	£2,121.75	£212.18
Band D	£68,001 to £88,000	£1,876.45	£510.51	£2,386.96	£238.70
Band E	£88,001 to £120,000	£2,293.44	£623.96	£2,917.40	£291.74
Band F	£120,001 to £160,000	£2,710.43	£737.40	£3,447.83	£344.78
Band G	£160,001 to £320,000	£3,127.42	£850.85	£3,978.27	£397.83
Band H	Over £320,000	£3,752.90	£1,021.02	£4,773.92	£477.39

How Waltham Forest compares

Band D bill for 2026/27, Mayor of London included. Cheapest first. London average £2,089.

Questions

How much is council tax in Waltham Forest in 2026/27?

A Band D home in Waltham Forest pays £2,386.96 for 2026/27: £1,876.45 to Waltham Forest Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £238.70. Band A pays £1,591.31 and Band H £4,773.92. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Waltham Forest spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £753.31 goes to adult social care, £420.38 goes to children's social care, £245.43 goes to housing and homelessness. The split follows Waltham Forest's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Waltham Forest council tax goes to the Mayor of London?

£510.51 of a Band D bill goes to the Greater London Authority, of which £334.13 pays for the Metropolitan Police. The rest pays for Transport for London, the London Fire Brigade and the Mayor and Assembly.

Which companies does Waltham Forest council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Waltham Forest's biggest payees were FCC Waste Management Ltd (£31.4m), NSL Services Group (£13.8m), J B Riney & Co Ltd (£8.9m). From a Band D bill, that is £192.47 of your money to FCC Waste Management Ltd.

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