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 1% increase in the overall council tax in 2019/20 for adult social care. The increases in council tax attributable to adult social care for 2016/17 to 2019/20 are added together to show the total amount of your council tax bill that relates to the adult social care component in 2019/20.
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 | 65.40 | 857.46 | 922.86 |
| B | 7/9 | 77.8 | 76.30 | 1,000.37 | 1,076.67 |
| C | 8/9 | 88.9 | 87.20 | 1,143.28 | 1,230.48 |
| D | 1 | 100.0 | 98.10 | 1,286.19 | 1,384.29 |
| E | 11/9 | 122.2 | 119.90 | 1,572.01 | 1,691.91 |
| F | 13/9 | 144.4 | 141.70 | 1,857.83 | 1,199.53 |
| G | 15/9 | 166.7 | 163.50 | 2,143.65 | 2,307.15 |
| H | 18/9 | 200.0 | 196.20 | 2,572.38 | 2,768.58 |
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 |
* 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 3% for 2019/20, the same level as 2018/19.
The adult social care Precept regulations have remained unchanged. In 2016/17, the social care precept was capped 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 and 2% in 2018/19 leaving 1% available for 2019/20.
In 2019/20 the adult social care Precept will increase by 1%, which is 1% of the total 2018/19 bill of £1,331.19 and not 1% of the adult social care element of £84.78. Likewise, the 2.99% increase shown against the ‘general’ line above is in fact 2.99% of the total 2018/19 bill and not just the ‘general’ element of the 2018/19 bill. This is how Central Government’s regulations require us to show it.
The adult social care figure shown above (Band D illustration) of £98.10 is calculated as £1,331.19 x 1% = £13.32 + £84.78 from 2018/19 to give the total adult social care precept of £98.10 in the Band D bill for 2019/20.
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