About our budget

Delivering priorities

We deliver over 100 local services for around £3.96 per week based on a Band D property. Here’s a breakdown of some we delivered in 2025:

  • Communities
    • £76,669 awarded to 94 community projects via the Councillor Community Grant scheme
    • £331,126 invested in initiatives to support residents with the cost-of-living crisis
    • 261 households helped into secure accommodation, preventing homelessness (Figures up to 24 November)
    • 811 counselling sessions delivered to women and girls as part of the Safer Streets programme
    • 452 people attended self-defence classes as part of the Safer Streets programme
    • £1m invested in upgrading community assets and open spaces

Customer Services

Address: Causeway House,
Bocking End,
Braintree,
Essex,
CM7 9HB

Telephone: 01376 552525