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Overview

North West · Metropolitan district

Manchester

2028/29 view

Manchester City Council · ONS E08000003

Financial position as at 2028/29

Official website View sources
COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

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COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Awaiting comparable data

A score will appear when at least three nationally comparable financial measures are available.

Not yet rated How this is calculated
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Service expenditure £1,264.91m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£83.96m 7.1%
Unallocated reserves £9.33m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£10.54m 53.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £1,264.91m
33.1%
2020/21: £950.52m 2021/22: £980.01m 2022/23: £1,061.07m 2023/24: £1,180.95m 2024/25: £1,264.91m
Net revenue expenditure £698.53m
34.1%
2020/21: £520.79m 2021/22: £541.22m 2022/23: £566.28m 2023/24: £642.50m 2024/25: £698.53m
Council Tax requirement £229.26m
35.3%
2020/21: £169.44m 2021/22: £179.07m 2022/23: £196.71m 2023/24: £212.99m 2024/25: £229.26m
Unallocated reserves £9.33m
65.2%
2020/21: £26.80m 2021/22: £26.50m 2022/23: £25.85m 2023/24: £19.87m 2024/25: £9.33m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlLabour MajorityLabour majority administration
Council leaderCouncillor Garry BridgesLabour
Resident population589,6702024 estimate
Latest net debtAwaiting dataNo central return imported
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads15.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 61 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways6.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 94 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads6.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 68 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways6.0% red
Good 78.0%Amber 16.0%Red 6.0%
B & C roads6.0% red
Good 75.0%Amber 19.0%Red 6.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 5.0%2016/17: 8.0%2017/18: 11.0%2018/19: 7.0%2019/20: 6.0%2020/21: 6.0%2021/22: 5.0%2022/23: 8.0%2023/24: 6.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 9.0%2016/17: 13.0%2017/18: 17.0%2018/19: 10.0%2019/20: 7.0%2020/21: 7.0%2021/22: 6.0%2022/23: 9.0%2023/24: 7.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 17.0%2016/17: 23.0%2017/18: 29.0%2018/19: 18.0%2019/20: 15.0%2020/21: 14.0%2021/22: 13.0%2022/23: 16.0%2023/24: 14.0%2024/25: 15.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads6.8%116 km network
B, C & unclassified3.6%1,270 km network
Strengthening3.4%Resurfacing3.4%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Manchester, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
38.9%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.7 percentage points vs 2023/24
123 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste394.5 kgper household−1.5 kg year on year
Waste collected275.6 kgper resident−6.0 kg year on year
Household waste163,134tonnes collected63,388 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

63,388 t recycled, composted or reused 99,746 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

38.9%
2015/16: 31.9%2016/17: 36.0%2017/18: 38.6%2018/19: 40.1%2019/20: 40.4%2020/21: 36.6%2021/22: 39.7%2022/23: 38.8%2023/24: 39.6%2024/25: 38.9%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Manchester.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
220 Open schools
96,844 Pupils
105,877 School places
91.5% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Manchester.

Attainment 8
45.0
North West 44.6
England 46.1
1.1 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
41.9%
North West 42.0%
England 45.4%
3.5 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
45.8%
North West 36.7%
England 40.5%
5.3 percentage points above England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

0.05

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

43.7 18/19
47.2 19/20
48.3 20/21
47.0 21/22
45.2 22/23
44.9 23/24
45.0 24/25
Education context

Manchester's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with North West and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Manchester, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£247,500
+ 26.9% over five years
Median resident earnings
£36,278
+ 28.9% over five years
House price to earnings
6.82×
Improved from 6.93× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Manchester.

£1,365 / month
+ 3.8% in the last year
July 2026
Manchester
£1,365
+ 3.8%
North West
£965
+ 5.7%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with North West £400 more per month
Compared with England £86 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Manchester
6.82×
North West
5.90×
England
7.64×
Compared with North West Less affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received513this quarter+46 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided457this quarter−58 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
88.8%approved
Overall approval rate406 granted51 refused+2.2 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

93.0%
Rank 137 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.8 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major2889.3%92.9% Minor14482.6%88.9% Other28591.9%95.1%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 4702024 Q3: 4702024 Q4: 4912025 Q1: 4992025 Q2: 5182025 Q3: 5272025 Q4: 4672026 Q1: 5132024 Q2: 4942024 Q3: 4322024 Q4: 4512025 Q1: 3462025 Q2: 5202025 Q3: 4322025 Q4: 5152026 Q1: 457
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

75%
Required10,599homes over three years
Delivered7,972homes over three years
100% requirement
20% bufferHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Manchester, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 84,130 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 142.7 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 2.8% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Manchester Your council
142.7 − 2.8%
North West Region
89.4 − 0.9%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Manchester has a recorded crime rate 59.6% above North West. It is 71.0% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Greater Manchester
Violence 30,605
51.9 per 1,000 − 1.0%
Theft 23,105
39.2 per 1,000 − 12.6%
Public order 9,343
15.8 per 1,000 − 1.7%
Criminal damage 5,913
10.0 per 1,000 − 3.9%
Shoplifting 4,861
8.2 per 1,000 − 8.5%
Vehicle offences 4,682
7.9 per 1,000 − 8.4%
Burglary 2,921
5.0 per 1,000 − 19.1%
Drug offences 6,738
11.4 per 1,000 + 28.9%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Manchester.

220 schools
Open schools 220
Pupils 96,844
School places 105,877
Capacity used 91.5%
Primary 137 schools
50,367 pupils
Other / specialist 45 schools
8,590 pupils
Secondary 30 schools
33,394 pupils
16+ provision 4 schools
918 pupils
All-through 2 schools
3,335 pupils
Nursery 2 schools
240 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 16
7.3% of open schools
Previous full framework 88
40.0% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 77
35.0% of open schools
No Ofsted record 32
14.5% of open schools
No published outcome 7
3.2% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

16 schools assessed
Achievement 16 assessed
Expected standard 5
Strong standard 4
Needs attention 3
Urgent improvement 3
Exceptional 1
Attendance & behaviour 16 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 3
Strong standard 3
Exceptional 2
Urgent improvement 2
Curriculum & teaching 16 assessed
Expected standard 6
Strong standard 4
Needs attention 3
Urgent improvement 2
Exceptional 1
Inclusion 16 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 4
Exceptional 3
Strong standard 3
Leadership & governance 16 assessed
Expected standard 7
Needs attention 3
Strong standard 3
Exceptional 2
Urgent improvement 1
Personal development 16 assessed
Expected standard 8
Strong standard 4
Exceptional 2
Needs attention 2
Safeguarding 16 assessed
Met 16
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 10
Good 43
Requires improvement 10
Inadequate 3
Not judged 22
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Abbey Hey Primary Academy URN 139404 · M18 8PF Primary 667 502 Good
Abbott Community Primary School URN 105387 · M40 7PR Primary 228 240 Ungraded inspection
Acacias Community Primary School URN 105401 · M19 2WW Primary 450 480 Ungraded inspection
All Saints C of E Primary School URN 105505 · M40 1LS Primary 221 240 Ungraded inspection
All Saints Primary School URN 105480 · M12 5PW Primary 230 240 Good
Alma Park Primary School URN 105389 · M19 2PF Primary 481 420 Ungraded inspection
Armitage CofE Primary School URN 105502 · M12 5NP Primary 490 500 Ungraded inspection
Ashbury Meadow Primary School URN 133770 · M11 3NA Primary 465 494 Not judged
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£1,681.61m161,190 imported records
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts6759 active
Identified suppliers5,100Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 589,670 2024
North West region 7,737,414
Manchester represents 7.62% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+43,723 residents ↑ 8.0%
2019: 545,947 residents2020: 547,340 residents2021: 550,630 residents2022: 569,103 residents2023: 581,302 residents2024: 589,670 residents
Manchester +8.0%
North West +5.1%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Manchester's population grew over five years. Its change was 2.9 percentage points above the North West and 3.8 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Manchester?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Manchester compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 77.2 years
2.8 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 81.1 years
2.7 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
56.7
4.2 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
57.7
3.6 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
254.3 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
118.3 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
138.7 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
29.5 per 100,000
England 19.4
Worse
Respiratory disease 2025
59.8 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
13.4 per 100,000
England 10.9
Worse
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Manchester 15.6% England 10.4%
Worse
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Manchester 60.9% England 68.0%
Better
Physically active adults 2024/25
Manchester 69.0% England 64.6%
Similar
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Manchester 535.8 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
24.8%
Manchester 24.8% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
41.1%
Manchester 41.1% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
40.7%
Manchester 40.7% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Worse
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
74.5%
Manchester 74.5% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Worse
Bowel cancer screening 2025
61.6%
Manchester 61.6% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Worse
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
76.4 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Better
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.8%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Manchester?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 112,266 19.0% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.8% +8,105 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +455 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Manchester LOCAL AUTHORITY
19.0%
North West REGION
14.0%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
112,266 102,593 92,919
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.7 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 7.2 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

36.4%
12.1 7.5
2011: 12.13 µg/m³ 2012: 11.13 µg/m³ 2013: 11.25 µg/m³ 2014: 11.03 µg/m³ 2015: 8.66 µg/m³ 2016: 9.51 µg/m³ 2017: 8.19 µg/m³ 2018: 8.68 µg/m³ 2019: 9.71 µg/m³ 2020: 7.53 µg/m³ 2021: 7.86 µg/m³ 2022: 8.18 µg/m³ 2023: 7.54 µg/m³ 2024: 7.71 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 36.4%
5 years ↓ 20.6%
10 years ↓ 30.1%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 17.5 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 7.8 – 18.6 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 16.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 12.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 14.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 13.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 12.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 9.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 11.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 14.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 9.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 12.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 11.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 9.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 10.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 13.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 7.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 9.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 11.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 11.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 10.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 16.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 17.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 18.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 18.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 17.5 µg/m³
Manchester Piccadilly Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN); Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.8% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL

Who runs the council?

Verified 2026-08-29
Political control

Labour Majority

Labour majority administration

No party currently holds the 49 seats required for an overall majority.

Council leader

Councillor Garry Bridges

Labour

Leader of the council administration.

COUNCIL COMPOSITION

96 elected members

Majority: 49 seats
Labour63
Green21
Reform UK7
Liberal Democrats4
Workers Party1
Composition total: 96 seats.Official source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£1,264.91m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£698.53m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£229.26m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£9.33m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £2,145
Median for councils of the same type £1,935 10.8% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £534.62m · Income £39.36m
£495.26m
Adult social care Gross £368.41m · Income £80.42m
£288.00m
Children's social care Gross £217.64m · Income £16.58m
£201.06m
Housing Gross £118.04m · Income £41.68m
£76.36m
Public health Gross £66.40m · Income £10.59m
£55.81m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £64.48m · Income £15.82m
£48.66m
Central services Gross £209.75m · Income £171.39m
£38.37m
Culture and related services Gross £59.32m · Income £21.14m
£38.18m
Planning and development Gross £44.21m · Income £16.68m
£27.52m
Highways and transport Gross £60.97m · Income £65.29m
£-4.32m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£229.26m
Retained business rates£435.63m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £19.87m
Closing £9.33m
£10.54m decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£152.75m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
88.62% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£9.96m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£273.52m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£152.75m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 41.6%
+ £44.90m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£107.85m 2021/22 £127.26m 2022/23 £115.67m 2023/24 £148.70m 2024/25 £152.75m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£152.75m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £36.47m

23.9% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £116.28m

76.1% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 88.62%

England average: 95.60%  ·  6.98 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Latest published spending; not part of the 2028/29 historical snapshot · 2026/27 Q1 · year to date

Explore all 161,190 records
1Not supplied161,190 entries£1,681.61m
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 67 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
TC886 Highways Construction Works Framework12 awarded suppliersActive2027-08-31£100,000,000.00
TC1199 Large Format AdvertisingOcean OutdoorActive2035-09-30£88,056,813.00
TC1162 Power Purchase AgreementAGR RenwablesActive2040-09-29£48,169,717.00
TC040- Surfacing of Carriageways and Footways Framework3 awarded suppliersActive2027-05-18£48,000,000.00
TC520 - Parking EnforcementMarston HoldingsActive2028-03-31£36,218,716.00
TC1111 - Highways Maintenance Framework12 awarded suppliersActive2028-04-28£32,360,000.00
TC1108 - Manchester Alternative Education Provision7 awarded suppliersActive2032-05-31£30,000,000.00
Further Competition against Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6257 (Lot 1 -Total Security): TC1005 - Provision of Security ServicesMitie Security LimitedActive2029-03-31£29,554,441.00
TC755 Leisure Management Contract2 awarded suppliersActive2028-03-31£27,700,000.00
TC1000 Small Format AdvertisingJCDecaux UK LtdActive2030-12-31£24,537,550.00
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
PROVENANCE

Source documents

58 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Manchestermhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Manchestermhclg planning ps21988 Q4–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Manchestermhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Manchester [note 7]dft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Manchester City Council MBCdefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Manchestermhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Manchestermhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
Manchester City Council Contract Register – 30 August 2026contracts registerSnapshot 2026-08-30importedOpen
Manchester City Council Value for Money Proposals 2026/27 to 2028/29budget savings2026/27–2028/29importedOpen
Manchester City Council Revenue and Capital Budget 2026/27revenue budget2026/27importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – June 2026expenditure over 500June 2026importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – May 2026expenditure over 500May 2026importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – April 2026expenditure over 500April 2026importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – March 2026expenditure over 500March 2026importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – February 2026expenditure over 500February 2026importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – January 2026expenditure over 500January 2026importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – December 2025expenditure over 500December 2025importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – November 2025expenditure over 500November 2025importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – October 2025expenditure over 500October 2025importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – September 2025expenditure over 500September 2025importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – August 2025expenditure over 500August 2025importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – July 2025expenditure over 500July 2025importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – June 2025expenditure over 500June 2025importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – May 2025expenditure over 500May 2025importedOpen
Manchester City Council expenditure over £500 – April 2025expenditure over 500April 2025importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.