Cash spending · 2024–25
Armagh · Northern Ireland
Public spending
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
What this council spent, how it changed and how it compares with councils with similar responsibilities and population sizes.
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council only. This covers the council’s own services. It is not all public spending in the area.
£114.9 million in 2024–25
Council expenditure in the auditor’s comparison. These are recorded amounts spent, rather than plans for future spending.
2024–25 prices · 2024–25
“Per resident” spreads the total across everyone who lives here. It is not a payment to each person.
Has spending kept up with prices and population?
Allowing for inflation makes spending in different years easier to compare. Looking per resident also allows for a changing population.
Spending per resident, allowing for inflation: £516 in 2024–25. Only one reviewed year is available, so there is no trend line.
See cash spending and total spending
Total spending, cash: £114.9 million in 2024–25. Only one reviewed year is available, so there is no trend line.
Total spending, allowing for inflation: £114.9 million in 2024–25. Only one reviewed year is available, so there is no trend line.
Spending per resident, cash: £516 in 2024–25. Only one reviewed year is available, so there is no trend line.
All annual figures and what they include
| Financial year | Total cash (£ million) | Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million) | Cash per resident | Per resident at 2024–25 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 114.9 | 114.9 | £516 | £516 |
Gross council service expenditure in the Northern Ireland Audit Office comparison, before service income. This is not net service spending or all public spending in the area. Kept separate from all other country definitions.
Outside this measure: Health and social care supplied outside councils; Education supplied outside councils; Central-government spending.
Each financial year runs from April to March. Per-resident amounts use the population estimate for the year in which that financial year starts, matched to the council’s area code. Missing populations remain gaps. Inflation is adjusted using a broad measure of prices across the economy; it does not measure each service’s particular costs.
Changes in council boundaries, responsibilities, schools or accounting can affect the figures. A rise or fall alone does not show a change in service quality.
Sources and calculations →How does it compare with similar councils?
The comparison uses councils in Northern Ireland with the same broad responsibilities, choosing up to three closest in population size. They may face different needs and costs.
| Council or comparison group | At 2024–25 prices | Cash prices |
|---|---|---|
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (this council) | £516 | £516 |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | £519 | £519 |
| Ards and North Down | £508 | £508 |
| Mid Ulster | £490 | £490 |
| Northern Ireland councils with the same broad responsibilities | £622 | £622 |
How the comparison works
Same country and broad council responsibilities, closest population size. Not adjusted for need, deprivation, income, commuter demand or service outcomes.
Fixed cohort of current councils of this type; complete observations only. This is not all council spending in the country.
The wider comparison covers 11 current councils of the same type. Spending and populations are added before dividing; individual council rates are not averaged.
The selected councils use the latest year with matching spending and population for this council. Every comparison row uses that same year. This is not a ranking of value for money or a measure of whether funding is fair.
Where does the council money go?
The reviewed figures give a council total only. A consistent service breakdown is not available in this collection.
What can be done with these figures?
Check which services account for a change, compare it with local needs, and ask what residents received for the money. Look for outcomes such as care access, school places or the condition of roads, alongside the amount spent.
See the local issues and proposed actions →Coverage and limits
Only the 2024–25 auditor comparison is included. There is no reviewed like-for-like multi-year council series or detailed service breakdown in this package. Country-level spending history is separate.