Councillors in Stoke-on-Trent have voted to approve a 4.99 per cent tax hike – the biggest increase allowed without a referendum. The increase equates to an extra £51.27 a year for a Band A property, or an extra £76.91 for a Band D home.

It includes a two per cent social care precept and a 2.99 per cent general increase, and it is expected to raise an extra £5.3 million for Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 2024/25.

The council tax rise has been approved as part of the city council's budget for the coming year. The budget also includes £8 million of budget cuts and savings, including a new £40 annual charge for garden waste bins and reductions in library opening hours.

Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams has already approved a 4.99 per cent increase in the police council tax precept and a 2.99 per cent in the fire and rescue precept, both of which also apply to households in Stoke-on-Trent.

This means that the total council tax bill for a Band A household in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024/25 is now confirmed to be £1,319.06. For Band D properties it will be £1,978.59.

Here is what households in each council tax band will be paying in 2024/25.

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