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Unitary authorityE06000038Population 183,762
Reading Borough Council
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Contracts running
76
Ending in the next year
20
Payments published
£3.8B
Paid in 2026-27 so far
£44.1M
Council tax collected
£134.2M
Borrowing
£599.5M
Debt interest
£13.7M a year
Schools
74
Housing waiting list
3,682
Properties owned
2,961
About
Reading is a unitary authority serving 183,762 people. It has published 493,726 payments since 2017-18, worth £3.8B, and 76 of the 275 contracts on record are still running.