{"value":{"id":1787516,"askingMemberId":4176,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-03-24T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-04-07T00:00:00","uin":"HL6071","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government why they removed the requirement for the adult social care precept to be shown on council tax demand notices sent out by local authorities.","answeringBodyId":7,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4956,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-04-03T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Since 2016-17 councils with responsibility for adult social care services have been given additional flexibility to increase their council tax without a referendum, provided this revenue is spent exclusively on these services. This flexibility is known as the adult social care precept.</p><p>From 2025-26 the council tax charge of social care authorities must be displayed as a single line on council tax bills. The change provides a consistent approach between how levels are displayed for social care authorities and non-social care authorities. This will simplify bills and provide greater clarity on the total annual increases set by these councils.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Social Services: Council Tax","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1787516","method":"GET"}]}