Council Budget Setting 2026/2027
Why are we consulting?
Each year, the Council is required to agree the Council Tax rate and set a balanced budget.
On 12th January 2026, the council’s Cabinet agreed that the draft budget proposals for 2026/27 would be subject to a period of consultation prior to being presented to Cabinet and Council on the 24th of February 2026.
Key features of the 2026/27 budget proposals include:
• An extra £9.6m for adult and children’s social care.
(Including an extra £0.690m to provide fee payments for Kinship Foster Carers to bring them in line with other Caerphilly Foster Carers to help keep children safe, cared for, and in a family home.)
• Schools will receive an extra £3.7m.
• Plans to increase the council’s cleaning and greening budget by 50 per cent.
• Permanent and temporary savings totalling £12.4million including £2.089m of Savings proposals where decisions have already been taken and £5.6million savings target as part of the council’s transformation programme.
• A 3% increase on all Fees and Charges totalling £0.377m.
• Council Tax to increase by 6.25%. An increase in the Band D precept from £1,560.63 to £1,658.17 (weekly increase of £1.88).
The 2026/27 budget does not rely on any one-off use of reserves.
Ways to give your views
If you would like to share your views, please complete the online survey or print the survey and return it in the post to: Caerphilly County Borough Council, Engagement Team, Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed. CF82 7PG.
This survey is available in Welsh. It is available in other languages and formats on request. Mae'r arolwg hwn ar gael yn Cymraeg. Mae ar gael mewn ieithoedd a fformatau eraill ar gais.
A number of face-to-face drop-in sessions will be held across the county borough. Residents are welcome to call in for a chat with a member of the council’s engagement team at the following locations:
| Date | Location | Time |
| Monday 19th January | Ystrad Mynach Library, High Street, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 7BB | 10:00am-12:00pm |
| Tuesday 20th January | Bargoed Library, Hanbury Chapel, Hanbury Road, Bargoed, CF81 8QR | 4:00pm-6:00pm |
| Wednesday 21st January | Risca Library, Unit B, Risca Palace, 75 Tredegar Street, Risca, NP11 6BW | 4:00pm-6:00pm |
| Thursday 22nd January | Newbridge Library, Newbridge Memo, High Street, Newbridge, NP11 4FH | 10:00am-12:00pm |
| Saturday 24th January | Caerphilly Library, 2 The Twyn, Caerphilly, CF83 1JL | 10:30am-12:30pm |
| Monday 26th January | Nelson Library and Learning Centre, Commercial Street, Nelson, CF46 6NF | 2:00pm-4:00pm |
| Tuesday 27th January | Blackwood Library, 192 High Street, Blackwood, Np12 1AJ | 10:00am-12:00pm |
| Thursday 29th January | Rhymney Library Hub and Idris Davies Community Learning Centre, Victoria Road, Rhymney, NP22 5NU | 11:00am-1:00pm |
In addition, two online drop-in sessions are scheduled on:
- Friday 23rd January, 10am -12pm
- Wednesday 28th January, 6pm - 7.30pm
Residents wishing to attend one of the online sessions are asked to e-mail publicengagement@caerphilly.gov.uk with the preferred date, and a link to attend the online session will be provided.
People with any specific requirements such as access, hearing loop, require translation facilities or wish to use the Welsh language at any of the drop-in sessions are asked to contact the team at publicengagement@caerphilly.gov.uk or by calling 01443 864354.
Dates results are expected
Outcomes of the consultation are available will be fed into the final draft budget report for consideration by Cabinet and Full Council on February 24th 2026.
