Precept The funding for parish councils is allocated by the district council and is taken from the area’s council tax; this is called an annual precept. The income and expenditure for the next financial year are calculated in the form of estimates and this amount is added to the local council tax and then returned to the parishes in two half-yearly instalments. Parish Councils can also apply for UK grants and funding and EU money under Objectives 1 and 2. The Vital Villages programme is run jointly by the National Association of Local Councils and the Countryside Agency. There are four types of grant available from this scheme with a total budget of £48million. Quality Parish status increases the level of responsibility and therefore the proportion of funds allocated to that Council. West Wycombe Parish is seeking quality status which will opens up a route to even more benefits and grants to help us promote a better lifestyle in the Parish. There is more information on Quality Status in the About Section. |