MHCLG · 5 July 2024present

Adult social care precept in the average Band D bill during the Labour 2024– government

Year ending March 2024Year ending March 2027 · 3 periods

17.4%+£5 £ a year

Adult social care precept in the average Band D bill rose by 17.4% over the period, from £30 £ a year (Year ending March 2024, the level when the government took office) to £35 (Year ending March 2027, the latest available).

  1. Inherited level Year ending March 2024: £30
  2. Latest Year ending March 2027: £35
  3. method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

Adult social care precept in the average Band D bill: Year ending March 2023 to Year ending March 2027ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour£0£10£20£3020232024202520262027Year ending March 2023: £22 £ a year · published 25 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £30 £ a year · published 25 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £32 £ a year · published 25 March 2026Year ending March 2026: £34 £ a year · published 25 March 2026Year ending March 2027: £35 £ a year · published 25 March 2026

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Definition and caveats

The part of the average Band D council tax bill in England attributable to the adult social care precept in the financial year (MHCLG council tax levels, Table 5).

Doesn’t measure: The precept on any particular bill: authorities choose whether and how much precept to set each year within the referendum limit, and dwellings below Band D pay proportionately less.