Belfast City Council
Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland · covers Belfast
Spending by service
Each service links to the official Northern Ireland return that holds this council's figure. Where no return covers a service in Northern Ireland, it says so.
- Adult social care
Care homes, home care and support for adults.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Children's social care
Children in care, fostering and child protection.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Public health
Sexual health, drug and alcohol services, health checks.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Highways and transport
Local roads, potholes, parking, buses and concessionary fares.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Housing services
Homelessness, temporary accommodation and housing benefit administration.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Environmental and regulatory (incl. bins)
Waste collection and disposal, street cleaning, trading standards.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Planning and development
Planning applications, building control and economic development.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Cultural and related services
Libraries, leisure centres, parks and museums.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Central services
Running the council, elections, council tax collection.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Police and fire
Police and fire authority spending recorded in local returns.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Capital spending
Buildings, roads and long-term assets.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
- Individual payments over £500
Each English council's own list of payments, published under the Transparency Code.
No linked Northern Ireland return for this yet
Official sources for this council
Local government (district councils)
Finance and accounts directions for Northern Ireland's 11 district councils.
- Publisher
- Department for Communities (NI)
- Covers
- Northern Ireland
- Released
- Annual
Northern Ireland Audit Office
Audited reports on NI councils and public bodies.
- Publisher
- Northern Ireland Audit Office
- Covers
- Northern Ireland
- Released
- Ongoing
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Links checked 05 Nov 2026