LGA: Council tax rises will not solve social care funding crisis

All councils can raise council tax by up to 1.99% t in 2017/18 to fund local services without the need for a referendum - most district councils can increase by £5 per year at Band D level.  England's 151 social care authorities can increase council tax by up to a further 3% in 2017/18 (up to 4.99 per cent in total). Income from this extra precept must be spent on social care. Lord Porter, chairman of the LGA warned: "All councils are being pushed perilously close to the financial edge after years of funding reductions." Meanwhile, 47 of England's 151 social care authorities are co...