The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government made an offer to adult social care authorities.
'Adult social care authorities' are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, namely county councils in England, district councils for an area in England for which there is no county council, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
Since 2016, the government has offered adult social care authorities the option to be able to charge an additional 'precept' on its council tax without holding a referendum, to assist the authority in meeting its expenditure on adult social care. If the Secretary of State chooses to renew this offer in respect of a particular financial year, this is subject to the approval of the House of Commons.
For 2023 to 2024 the government allowed local authorities to increase the Adult Social Care Precept by a maximum of 2%. Salford City Council set a precept in 2023 to 2024 of 2%.
For 2024 to 2025 the government allowed local authorities to increase the Adult Social Care Precept by a maximum of 2%. Salford City Council set a precept in 2024 to 2025 of 2%.
This page was last updated on 6 March 2024