Where the money is spent

Our total budget for 2026-27 is £2.308 billion.

We spend it on the following:

£387m - Children's Services (non-schools)
£527m - Children's Services (Dedicated Schools Grant)
£728m - Adult Social Services
£299m - Infrastructure Directorate
£55m - Community and Environment Directorate
£49m - Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service and Trading Standards
£87m - Strategy and Transformation Directorate
£17m - Chief Executive's Directorate
£158m - Finance Directorate - includes money set aside for interest and repayment of loans for capital projects (e.g. schools and roads) and pension payments