Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 11850

Social Services: Finance

Tabled: 30 October 2024
Answered: 8 November 2024

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) continue the Adult Social Care Precept and (b) amend the Council Tax referendum limit.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The Government is committed to keeping taxes on working people as low as possible. Decisions of the future of local authority funding are a matter for the Local Government Finance Settlement which will report in the coming months.