Where the money is spent

Our total budget for 2025-26 is £2.167 billion. 

We spend it on the following: 

• £367m - Children's Services (non-schools) 
• £490m - Children's Services (Dedicated Schools Grant) 
• £707m- Adult Social Services 
• £283m - Infrastructure Directorate  
• £44m - Community and Environment Directorate 
• £46m - Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service and Trading Standards 
• £80m - Strategy and Transformation Directorate 
• £17m - Chief Executive's Directorate 
• £134m - Finance Directorate - includes money set aside for interest and repayment of loans for capital projects (e.g. schools and roads) and pension payments