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Sunderland City Council has received £1,584,072,511 from 21 departments.

Income

Contracts

No contracts

We currently have no contracts recorded for Sunderland City Council.

Top Departments

A breakdown of the top government departments that have purchased goods and services from Sunderland City Council, ordered by total spend.

  1. Department for Education

    £717 Million

Top Organisations

A breakdown of the top government organisations that have purchased goods and services from Sunderland City Council, ordered by total spend. These may be more granular than departments.

  1. CORE

    £136 Million

Top Expense Areas

A breakdown of the top Expense Areas within each organisation that has purchased goods and services from Sunderland City Council, ordered by total spend.

  1. ESFA Funding Directorate

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £245 Million

  2. ESFA Funding

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £205 Million

  3. Local Govnmnt Resilience and Communities

    Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - £172 Million

  4. IFD EDUCATION FUNDING GROUP

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £123 Million

  5. Local Government Strategy and Analysis

    Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government - £115 Million

Top Expense Types

A breakdown of the top Expense Types within each organisation that has purchased goods and services from Sunderland City Council, ordered by total spend.

  1. Grants Expenditure

    Education and Skills Funding Agency - £450 Million

  2. Current (non AEF) Grants to Local Authorities

    Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government - £174 Million

  3. Revenue Grants to local authorities

    Department of Health and Social Care - £151 Million

  4. Current (non AEF) Grants to Local Authorities

    Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - £144 Million

  5. Grants Expenditure

    CORE - £134 Million

Recent Payments
Date Buyer Amount Expense Area Expense Type
2025-11-26 £400 Communities & Enviroment Land and Buildings
2025-11-18 £876 Chief Executive’s Department Supplies and Services
Licenses, Housing, Fees
2025-11-14 £600 Children's Social Care & Lifelong Learning Employees
Indirect Employee Expenses
2025-11-06 £83,402 Children's Social Care & Lifelong Learning Third Party Payments
Third Party Payments
2025-10-22 £408,561 Adult Social Care Revenue Grants to local authorities
Revenue Grants to local authorities
2025-10-03 £81,537 Global & Public Health Revenue Grants to local authorities
Revenue Grants to local authorities
2025-10-03 £7,086,181 Global & Public Health Revenue Grants to local authorities
Revenue Grants to local authorities
2025-09-30 £87,805 Higher Education Oversight Provisions
Provisions - Purchase of Goods and Services
2025-09-30 £1,475,338 Funding and Financial Oversight Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-09-30 £780,248 Funding and Financial Oversight Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-09-30 £936,029 Funding and Financial Oversight Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-09-30 £458,322 Funding and Financial Oversight Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-09-30 £45,719 Children's Social Care - Strategy and Care System Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-09-30 £35,398 Children's Social Care - Strategy and Care System Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-09-25 £876 Chief Executive’s Department Supplies and Services
Licenses, Housing, Fees
2025-09-23 £68,771 Public Health and Wellbeing Third Party Payments
Third Party Payments
2025-09-19 £387,132 Education Estates Directorate Grants Expenditure
Current grants - Local Government
2025-09-19 £214,059 Strategic Finance Grants Expenditure
Capital grants - Local Government
2025-09-17 £115,543 Development Management Capital Investment
2025-09-17 £162,686 Development Management Capital Investment

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the latest payment data available for Sunderland City Council?

The most recent payment data we have available for Sunderland City Council is from November 2025. Government departments and public bodies typically publish their spending data on a monthly or quarterly basis.

How has Sunderland City Council's government income changed over time?

Sunderland City Council's government income has decreased over time. In 2025, they received £152,397,471, compared to £262,591,856 in 2024 - a decrease of 42.0%.

How much has Sunderland City Council received from the UK government?

Sunderland City Council has received a total of £1,584,072,511 from UK government organizations according to our records. This income comes from 33 government buyers.

Which government departments buy from Sunderland City Council?

The top government departments buying from Sunderland City Council are Department for Education (£717,222,882), Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (£326,526,934), and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (£303,603,183).