Adult Social Care charges 2022/23 explained
For 2022/23 LCC have increased their overall council tax charge by 3.99%, 2% to fund Adult Social Care and 1.99% to fund General Expenditure.
To clarify, the Adult Social Care element has increased by 2% or £29.12 on the overall charge (for a Band D property).
This is calculated as follows:
£29.12 (the amount of Adult Social Care increase) divided by £1,456.19 (last year's overall Band D charge) multiplied by 100 (to give a percentage figure).
2021/22 charge | 2022/23 charge | Amount increase (£) | Overall % increase | |
General expenditure | £1305.55 | £1334.53 | £28.98 | 1.99% |
Adult Social Care | £150.64 | £179.76 | £29.12 | 2.00% |
Overall charge | £1456.19 | £1514.29 | £58.10 | 3.99% |