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MHCLG · Council tax levels, Table 5: the adult social care precept (MHCLG)

Adult social care precept in the average Band D bill

Year ending March 2027 Final

£35a year

Adult social care precept in the average Band D bill was £35 in the year ending March 2027, up 4.0% (£1) from £34 in the year ending March 2026.

▲ 4.0% · +£1 against Year ending March 2026 (previous period)

  1. MHCLG count
  2. Year ending March 2027
  3. published 25 March 2026
  4. Table 5
  5. row “Average Band D council tax attributable to adult social care precept (£)”
  6. column “2026-27”
  7. cell value 35.14

Year ending March 2023 to Year ending March 2027

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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What this measures

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).

What this 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.

Important caveat

The average Band D figure is a level set before the year begins, across all billing and precepting authorities in England, weighted by tax base. It includes the adult social care precept since 2016-17 and parish precepts. Most dwellings are in bands A to C and pay a fraction of the Band D amount; discounts, exemptions and council tax support reduce many bills further. Scotland and Wales set council tax separately and Northern Ireland uses domestic rates.

Revision history

No period of this series has been revised since it was first ingested here. Revisions are recorded automatically when a later release publishes a different figure for the same period.

Source

Publisher
MHCLG
Publication
Council tax levels, Table 5: the adult social care precept (MHCLG)
Release
2026-27, published 25 March 2026
Source file
Tables_1-9_2026-27.ods
File SHA-256
66b7c20f70c804038c0a392ff2b7249fd09e83f4e88ac87d0278ce7e19da5537
Retrieved
4 September 2026
Sheet
Table_5
Table
Table 5
Row
Average Band D council tax attributable to adult social care precept (£)
Column
2026-27
Cell value
35.14
Geography
E92000001
Unit
£ a year
API
/api/metrics/council_tax_asc_band_d_average · /series · /vintages

Related metrics

Government periods

Change during each government, from the level inherited to the last complete period before it left office. Describes the period; does not attribute cause.

Labour 2024–£30Year ending March 2024£35Year ending March 2027↑ 17.4%

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Release
2026-27 · publication page
Last updated
25 March 2026
Next release expected
Not yet announced (estimated from the usual cadence)