How the budget is spent
East Lothian Council has a total budget of £372.383m for public services during 2025/26. This is allocated as shown below:
- Children’s Services – 7%
- Education Services – 43%
- Finance – 3%
- Corporate Services – 3%
- Health & Social Care – 22%
- Development – 0.5%
- Housing – 1%
- Infrastructure – 9.5%
- Communities and Partnerships – 4%
- Corporate Commitments – 7%
| Total Net Expenditure | Change from Previous Year | Change from Previous Year | |
| Service | £’000 | £’000 | % |
| Children's Services | 24,671 | 4,024 | 19.5 |
| Education Service | 161,561 | 9,434 | 6.2 |
| Finance | 10,240 | 620 | 6.4 |
| Corporate Services | 12,255 | 1,062 | 9.5 |
| Health and Social Care | 81,221 | 7,453 | 9.0 |
| Development | 1,831 | (136) | (6.9) |
| Housing | 3,033 | 588 | 24.1 |
| Infrastructure | 35,712 | 4,093 | 12.9 |
| Communities and Partnerships | 13,579 | 607 | 4.7 |
| Corporate Commitments | 28,280 | 7,608 | 36.8 |
| Total | 372,383 | 35,353 | 10.5 |