The council tax attributable to Devon County Council includes a precept to fund adult social care. For adult social care authorities, Council Tax bills show two percentage changes: one for the part of the overall change attributable to the adult social care precept, and one for the part attributable to general expenditure.
There is a 2% increase in the overall Council Tax in 2020/21 for adult social care. The increases in Council Tax attributable to adult social care for 2016/17 to 2020/21 are added together to show the total amount of your council tax bill that relates to the adult social care component in 2020/21.
County Council Tax due for each property valuation band
| Valuation band | Government multiplier | Adult social care precept | General expenditure (other) | Council Tax Devon CC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | % of band D | £ | £ | £ | |
| A | 6/9 | 66.7 | 83.82 | 875.82 | 959.64 |
| B | 7/9 | 77.8 | 97.79 | 1,021.79 | 1,119.58 |
| C | 8/9 | 88.9 | 111.76 | 1,167.76 | 1,279.52 |
| D | 1 | 100.0 | 125.73 | 1,313.73 | 1,439.46 |
| E | 11/9 | 122.2 | 153.67 | 1,605.67 | 1,759.34 |
| F | 13/9 | 144.4 | 181.61 | 1,897.61 | 2,079.22 |
| G | 15/9 | 166.7 | 209.55 | 2,189.55 | 2,399.10 |
| H | 18/9 | 200.0 | 251.46 | 2,627.46 | 2,878.92 |
Band D illustration
| Year | Council Tax – General | Council Tax – Adult Social Care | Council Tax – Band D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17* | Council Tax £ | 1,184.39 | 23.23 | 1,207.62 |
| Increase % | 1.99 | 2.00 | 3.99 | |
| 2017/18 | Council Tax £ | 1,208.46 | 59.46 | 1,267.92 |
| Increase % | 1.99 | 3.00 | 4.99 | |
| 2018/19 | Council Tax £ | 1,246.41 | 84.78 | 1,331.19 |
| Increase % | 2.99 | 2.00 | 4.99 | |
| 2019/20 | Council Tax £ | 1,286.19 | 98.10 | 1,384.29 |
| Increase % | 2.99 | 1.00 | 3.99 | |
| 2020/21 | Council Tax £ | 1,313.73 | 125.73 | 1,439.46 |
| Increase % | 1.99 | 2.00 | 3.99 |
* In 2015/16 there was no separate adult social care element (precept). The County Council part of the bill for a band D property was £1,161.27.
The settlement has set the Council Tax increase that will trigger the need for a referendum, excluding the social care precept, at 2% for 2020/21.
The adult social care precept regulations in 2016/17 capped the social care precept at 2% per annum for the period 2016/17 to 2019/20. Central government changed these regulations in 2017/18 and allowed authorities to increase the precept to a maximum of 3% per annum over the period 2017/18 to 2019/20 providing the total increase over the three years did not exceed 6%. The Council increased the adult social care precept by 3% in 2017/18, 2% in 2018/19 and 1% 2019/20.
The government assumes in its calculation of core spending power that all local authorities will increase Council Tax by the maximum amount in 2020/21 (i.e. 2% plus the increase in the adult social care precept). Councils with adult social care responsibilities will be able to increase their Council Tax by a further 2% in 2020/21, on top of the core principle, to be spent exclusively on adult social care.
In 2020/21 the adult social care Precept will increase by 2%, which is 2% of the total 2019/20 bill of £1,384.29 and not 2% of the adult social care element of £98.10. Likewise, the 1.99% increase shown against the ‘general’ line above is in fact 1.99% of the total 2019/20 bill and not just the ‘general’ element of the 2019/20 bill. This is how central government’s regulations require us to show it.
The adult social care figure shown above (Band D illustration) of £125.73 is calculated as £1,384.29 x 2% = £27.63 + £98.10 from 2019/20 to give the total adult social care precept of £125.73 in the Band D bill for 2020/21.
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