Adult social care precept
Adult social care is one of the main services provided by Hampshire County Council. Councils nationwide are facing substantial cost pressures in providing adult social care services. This is due to:
- increasing numbers of people requiring care
- the rising cost of providing care
- Government funding for councils remaining constrained
To help fund these pressures, the Government expects councils responsible for providing adult social care services to have an adult social care precept (precept is a technical term for council tax).
It should be noted that the precept just funds some of the pressures in adult social care. A large amount of all the council tax Hampshire County Council receives is used to fund social care.
Our total budget for adults’ social care and health in 2021/22 is £522 million. The precept will raise £79 million towards this. Other sources of funding which help fund adult social care include ordinary council tax, government grants and service charges.
- Key information
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The precept is part of council tax rather than a service charge, so is not linked to whether or not you receive social care services.
If you pay for care services you receive, please note that the precept does not replace these charges.The precept is included in your council tax bill so is collected as part of your usual council tax payments.
- Presentation on council tax bills and calculation
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Detailed information about how the adult social care precept is calculated and presented on bills is available on our webpage about how council tax is calculated
