Levies and Precepts
| Environment Agency | Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee | Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025/26 (£'000) |
2026/27 (£'000) |
2025/26 (£'000) |
2026/27 (£'000) |
|
| Gross Expenditure | 88,722 | 70,509 | 99,241 | 70,294 |
| Levies Requirement | 3,034 | 3,125 | 2,360 | 2,431 |
| Total increase in levy | 3.00% | 3.00% | 2.00% | 3.00% |
| Council Tax Base (Band D Properties) | 1,608 | 1,628 | 1,960 | 1,980 |
| Levy paid by Rotherham Council | £108,477 | £111,315 | £19,427 | £19,979 |
Note: The Environment Agency has powers in respect of flood defence. The flood defence levy is spent on the construction of new flood defence schemes, the maintenance of the river system and existing flood defences together with the operation of a flood warning system and management of the risk of coastal erosion.
The majority of funding for flood defence comes directly from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). However, under the new Partnership Funding rule not all schemes will attract full central funding. To provide local funding for local priorities and contributions for partnership funding, the Regional Flood and Coastal Committees recommend a local levy through the Environment Agency.
Rotherham also pays a Special Levy to the Danum Drainage Commissioners (£4,570 in 2025/26).
Transport Levy
Details of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) Levy for transport which was set at the authority’s meeting in January 2026 can be found at the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority website:
South Yorkshire MCA agenda 27 January 2026
Pensions Levy
Responsibility for early retirement compensation payments awarded by the former South Yorkshire County Council and South Yorkshire Residuary Body passed to the Pensions Authority when it was created in 1988. However, the same statutory instrument that created the Pensions Authority made provision for the four District Councils to reimburse the cost of those payments on a proportional basis according to Council Tax Base. The Levy is the mechanism by which that reimbursement is achieved. Details of the budget can be found at the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority website or below.
Mayoral Police and Crime Commisioner Precept
Details of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Police and Crime Commissioner’s precept for 2026/27 are available at the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority website or via the link below.
Police precept - South Yorkshire MCA
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority Precept
Details of the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority precept for 2026/27 can be found at the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue website:
