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Unitary authorityE06000044Population 211,475
Portsmouth City Council
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Contracts running
254
Ending in the next year
122
Payments published
£1.9B
Paid in 2025-26 so far
£465.8M
Council tax collected
£115.5M
Borrowing
£687.4M
Debt interest
£21.4M a year
Schools
67
Housing waiting list
1,504
Properties owned
1,946
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Portsmouth is a unitary authority serving 211,475 people. It has published 588,151 payments since 2022-23, worth £1.9B, and 254 of the 861 contracts on record are still running.