Every year, we look at the services people need and how these can be funded from the resources the council has access to.
Funding generally comes from Council Tax, business rates, government grants and charges to service users.
To make sure we can continue providing important services, we look for ways to save money and deliver services more efficiently while still meeting the needs of our communities.
As a council, next year we will set a net budget of around £475million to deliver our day-to-day services for the 353,000 people who live in Sandwell.
That’s our spending on everything from supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Adult Social Care, bins and recycling, to looking after our roads, running our libraries, keeping our communities safe and many more services people in Sandwell use every day.
Complete our budget consultation survey for 2027/28
The survey is live until 25 November 2026.
Feedback from the consultation will help shape the final budget proposals, which will be considered by Cabinet and then by Full Council in February 2027.