Cable Forum - View Single Post - Govt to allow 6% council tax hike to plug social care funding gap

Taf · 16-12-2016, 13:28

Social Care money was reduced from central taxation budgets, and preplanned to be added to local taxation budgets. They have just given the go-ahead for it be be added at 3% per year for 2 years instead of 2% per year over 3 years.

Locally, a day centre for the elderly has been turned into council offices, and our local old folks home has been closed and demolished. Our council does not want to be in the social care business (for many reasons, but mostly pensions) so is passing it on to private companies who want to make a profit.

And that is going to cost us. A lot.

16-12-2016, 13:28	#18
Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 69 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,342	Re: Council Tax increase for Social Care Social Care money was reduced from central taxation budgets, and preplanned to be added to local taxation budgets. They have just given the go-ahead for it be be added at 3% per year for 2 years instead of 2% per year over 3 years. Locally, a day centre for the elderly has been turned into council offices, and our local old folks home has been closed and demolished. Our council does not want to be in the social care business (for many reasons, but mostly pensions) so is passing it on to private companies who want to make a profit. And that is going to cost us. A lot.