At the Suffolk Association of Local Council’s (SALC) Board meeting on 12th October 2026, it was agreed to increase the SALC subscriptions by 3%.
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) will be considering their proportion of the subscription fee at their AGM taking place on 12th November. The proposal for NALC’s affiliation fee for 2027/28 is to set the pence per elector at 8.8 pence, capped at £2274.00 for larger councils. (For information the affiliation fee for 2025/26 was 8.6 pence per elector capped at £2,216 for the largest councils). We will update councils with the decision following the NALC AGM.
Subscription invoices will be issued at the beginning of April 2027 and calculations are based on electoral figures which are supplied to SALC by District Councils in February. The final figure will include both the SALC and NALC fee combined. We will offer to supply at the time information on how that figure is broken down if your council would find this useful.
Details of how membership works which also explains our range of member services is also available on our website - link to how membership works.
Details of NALC membership and an overview of the network that supports our sector use this link to the NALC website.
We would also like to remind our members of our payment terms and ask that our invoice is paid promptly to help reduce additional administration costs occurred as a result of chasing for payment.
As ever, we are looking forward to working with our members to support you in your role.
5 November 2026
by
SALC, Laura Sampson