{"metric":"council_tax_asc_precept_total","title":"Adult social care precept, total raised in England","topic":"local-government","unit":"£ million","measure_type":"count","geography":"E92000001","comparison_method":"previous_period","latest":{"period_start":"2026-04-01","period_end":"2027-03-31","period_label":"Year ending March 2027","value":687.84,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-03-25"},"comparison":{"period_label":"Year ending March 2026","value":653.625,"vintage":"2026-03-25"},"source":{"publisher":"MHCLG","publication":"Council tax levels, Table 5: the adult social care precept (MHCLG)","landing_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-levels-set-by-local-authorities-in-england-2026-to-2027","sheet":"Table_5","table":"Table 5","row":"Total amount raised through the adult social care precept (£ million)","column":"2026-27","raw_value":"687.84","file_url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69de1fa63e81003ae0422508/Tables_1-9_2026-27.ods","file_sha256":"66b7c20f70c804038c0a392ff2b7249fd09e83f4e88ac87d0278ce7e19da5537","release_date":"2026-03-25","release_label":"2026-27"},"definition":"The total amount raised through the adult social care precept on council tax across England in the financial year (MHCLG council tax levels, Table 5). The precept is the ring-fenced additional council tax that authorities with adult social care duties may set on top of the core referendum limit.","does_not_measure":"Total spending on adult social care, most of which is funded from core council tax, government grants and charges: the precept is one funding stream on top of those.","links":{"page":"/local-government/adult-social-care-precept-total","series":"/api/metrics/council_tax_asc_precept_total/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/council_tax_asc_precept_total/vintages"}}