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1027278

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) percentage increase in council tax levied for and (b) sum raised by the adult social care precept was in each English local authority area in the latest period for which that information is available.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	202828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Billing authorities and county councils with responsibility for adult social care services are able to charge the Adult Social Care precept. Data on the Adult Social Care precept and the percentage increase in the precept for 2018-19 for individual authorities can be found in</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699454/Table_9_revised.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699454/Table_9_revised.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/12/2018 12:10:24 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1140759

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding allocated to local authorities for adult social services.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	912091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>This Government has recognised the pressures faced by adult social services and has provided councils with access to an additional £10 billion of dedicated funding for adult social care in the three years to 2019-20.</p><p>Future levels of funding will be settled in the Spending Review, where the overall approach to funding local government will be considered.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/07/2019 16:04:44 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1145244

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the distribution of adult social care funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del><ins class="ministerial">The Spending Round settlement for local government responds to the pressures councils are facing by providing access to the largest increase in Core Spending Power since 2015. This includes an additional £1 billion of grant funding for adults and children’s social care, on top of the continuation of existing social care grants. Decisions about the distribution of funding for local government in 2020-21 will be announced in due course.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:38:38 question first ministerially corrected 02/10/2019 11:02:04 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie previous answer version 135457 answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1145282

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.11 of Spending Round 2019, how the £1 billion in funding for social care will be distributed between (a) adult and (b) children's social care.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	287923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Proposals for distribution of the Social Care Grant in 2020-21 have now been put to the sector in a technical consultation, published on 3 October <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Flocal-government-finance-settlement-2020-to-2021-technical-consultation&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cc1e93007461e4919888108d74b3503b2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637060563368347928&amp;sdata=pkH2TMK7z3vA7iFSnkjKIxNOpnZpwsr81SRCgVX93%2Bg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-finance-settlement-2020-to-2021-technical-consultation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 287924 question first answered 08/10/2019 14:35:27 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1147559

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governement, whether he is consulting on permitting a further two per cent increase to local authority precepts in order to fund social care.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	292946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department has now published the Local Government Finance Settlement technical consultation, which includes a proposal for an adult social care precept for local authorities with responsibility for adult social care of 2 per cent on top of the core council tax referendum principle. The consultation can be found on Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 07/10/2019 15:16:30 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1171215

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent at constant prices on (1) adult, and (2) children's social care, in each financial year from 2009/10 to 2018/19; and what is the estimated expenditure for the 2019/20 financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Local authority expenditure on children’s social care between 2014/15 and 2018/19 in constant prices is published in table 1b here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2018-to-2019-final-outturn&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJames.Blythe%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccecdd7bfb04e44187fe208d79f325cb3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152911519027702&amp;sdata=fKe0cTMFZnuueOwXHteyGJTgOPk5FhJev3Am7wkfDso%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2018-to-2019-final-outturn</a>. Due to significant changes to local authorities’ responsibilities in 2014 it is not possible to compare expenditure before and after this date. Expenditure for the years 2009/10 to 2013/14 is published (attached) here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing%232013-to-2014&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJames.Blythe%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccecdd7bfb04e44187fe208d79f325cb3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152911519027702&amp;sdata=6dGhIauQ0TinwJPQRKqY0PSB6Ek1CqZ3U2Ef8bl4V4k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing#2013-to-2014</a></p><p>Expenditure for adult social care between 2010/11 and 2018/19 is published here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.nhs.uk%2Fdata-and-information%2Fpublications%2Fstatistical%2Fadult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report%2F2018-19%2Fappendix-b-final&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJames.Blythe%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccecdd7bfb04e44187fe208d79f325cb3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152911519037698&amp;sdata=OI7lx6znv%2BFWhwwdXytxoYIZxb1ORLPiMvK4F%2Bb6JGY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/adult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report/2018-19/appendix-b-final</a>. This data includes Better Care Fund income from the NHS and other historic transfers, as detailed in the report. The same information is presented in constant prices in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Real terms expenditure (18-19 prices)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£18.39bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£18.50bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£17.58bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£17.01bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£16.86bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£16.63bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£17.15bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£17.39bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£17.49bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£17.92bn</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Local authorities’ budgeted expenditure for both adults and children’s social care in 2019/20 is published (attached) here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F812505%2FLocal_Authority_Revenue_Expenditure_and_Financing_2019-20_Budget__England.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJames.Blythe%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccecdd7bfb04e44187fe208d79f325cb3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152911519037698&amp;sdata=E%2BHP3mnFDKhpDarOFiJl2ylBEqws%2BFwWd1rmmzrZ9Xw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/812505/Local_Authority_Revenue_Expenditure_and_Financing_2019-20_Budget__England.pdf</a> This data excludes Better Care Fund income and so is not comparable to the data above.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name 200129 Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England 2018 to 2019 final outturn.pdf title 2018 -219 final outturn 2 file name 200129 RO Final Outturn 2013-14 Statistical Release - HL486.pdf title Local authority revenue expenditure and financing 3 file name 200129 Local_Authority_Revenue_Expenditure_and_Financing_2019-20_Budget__England - HL486.pdf title adult and children's social care 2019/20 question first answered 29/01/2020 16:28:38 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1171216

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their planned increase in expenditure in the 2020/21 financial year, at 2019/20 prices, on (1) adult, and (2) children's, social care.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>It is for local authorities to determine their spending on social care. The Government is providing councils with access to an additional £1.5 billion for adults and children’s social care in 2020/21. This includes an additional £1 billion of grant funding for adult and children’s social care, on top of maintaining £2.5 billion of existing social care grants. The Government has proposed a 2 per cent precept that will enable councils to access a further £500 million for adult social care specifically.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/01/2020 17:10:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1182885

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any shortfall in the collection of the adult social care precept in two-tier areas, for which county councils can calculate the extra two per cent on their proportion of the overall council tax, compared with unitary authorities, which can calculate the extra two per cent on their total tax level; and what is their assessment of the amount of any such shortfall in two-tier areas per person and per authority compared with unitary authorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressures on councils in providing social care. The Secretary of State recently confirmed that the adult social care precept would continue in 2020-21, giving councils access to an additional £500 million. The recent local government finance settlement also provided local government with an additional £1 billion of grant funding for both adult and children’s social care.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 16/03/2020 16:57:28 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1218042

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the social care sector of local authority insolvency; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	64829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>We have made £3.7 billion available to local authorities through an un-ringfenced grant so they can address pressures they are facing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including expenditure pressures from adult social care. This includes £500 million of additional funding announced by the Secretary of State on 2 July.</p><p>Over 90 per cent of the funding announced in March and April has been allocated to councils with responsibility for social care services; allocations of the latest tranche of £500 million will be shared in due course. Local authorities have also received £600 million through the Infection Control Fund to pass on to social care providers.</p><p>The Department recognises the additional costs and pressures on finances councils are facing as a result of the current Covid-19 crisis. We continue to engage regularly with the local government sector, which includes our ongoing financial monitoring survey and direct contact with councils and their representatives, local Leaders and Chief Executives. We have also worked closely with CIPFA who have temporarily amended their guidance on the use of section 114 notices to further encourage local authorities to make contact with the Department in the first instance to advise of any immediate financial concerns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/07/2020 13:05:31 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1309087

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of social care funding for local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	180992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Local Government Finance Settlement for 2021/22 confirmed that Core Spending Power is forecast to rise by 4.6% in cash terms - a real terms increase. Within their Core Spending Power, councils will have access to an additional £1 billion for social care this year, made up of a £300 million increase to the social care grant and 3% Adult Social Care precept. The additional £1 billion of grant funding announced at SR19 for Adult and Children’s Social Care will be continuing, along with all other existing social care funding including the improved Better Care Fund.</p><p>Complementing this is an unprecedented package of support for local authorities to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, including £4.6 billion of un-ringfenced funding for Covid-19 pressures in 2020/21 and an additional £1.55 billion of un-ringfenced funding for Covid pressures in 2021/22, including social care.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 19/04/2021 17:00:17 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern