Council tax financial information
Council tax financial information
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is committed to creating a brighter West Yorkshire that works for all.
Chaired by the Mayor of West Yorkshire, the Combined Authority works closely with the five local authorities (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield) to deliver services and investments that benefit the people of West Yorkshire.
We are building a prosperous, happy, well-connected, sustainable and safe region, as outlined in our West Yorkshire Plan.
In 2024/25, we are committed to investing in our transport system to connect communities, creating jobs and developing skills and tackling the climate emergency.
The largest portion of the Combined Authority's revenue income comes from the transport levy, collected by our partner councils through council tax and used to fund public transport across West Yorkshire. We use levy funding to support and maintain our transport network, to keep fares affordable and to support bus routes and services that aren't covered by commercial providers.
At around £92.2m, to keep costs to a minimum, the transport levy has not changed for over 10 years.
From the levy, we spend £37.5m on concessionary travel schemes (ENCTS), £10.9m on subsidised travel for young people and £29m on other tendered services.
We also invest in growth areas that are not funded through council tax such as business, employment and skills.
Here's an overview of our income and expenditure in 2024-25:
| Where the money came from | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Other | 29.1% |
| City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement | 19.1% |
| Transport Levy | 11% |
| Transforming Cities Fund | 10.2% |
| Education and Skills Funding Agency | 8% |
| Brownfield Housing Fund | 6.5% |
| Local Transport Capital Funding | 6.4% |
| Gainshare | 5.3% |
| Transport Fund | 3.6% |
| Local Enterprise Partnership Funding | 0.6% |
| Police Precept | 0.3% |
| What the money is spent on | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure for growth (Transport) | 46.7% |
| Adult Education | 8% |
| Growing businesses | 7.4% |
| Infrastructure for growth (Housing and Regeneration) | 6.5% |
| Passenger services | 5.4% |
| Concessionary travel (senior, blind and disabled) | 4.5% |
| Skilled people, better jobs | 4% |
| Corporate services | 4% |
| Energy and environmental resilience | 3.4% |
| Subsidised bus services | 2.9% |
| Police and Crime Commissioner | 2.2% |
| Education transport | 2% |
| Concessionary travel (young people) | 1.3% |
| Finance charges | 0.9% |
| Economic and transport policy and delivery | 0.5% |
| Other corporate projects | 0.4% |