Band C
Explaining the percentage increase for a Band C property
Surrey County Council set an increase for 2024/25 in the basic Council Tax precept of 2.986% and an increase of 2.000% for the Adult Social Care (ASC) precept which means a total of 4.986%.
The increase in Council Tax is calculated on the total amount of Surrey County Council's precept for 2023/24 against 2024/25.
Increase in Surrey County Council (SCC) precept, based on Band C:
- SCC Precept Band C for 2024/25 = £1,295.24
- Less SCC Precept Band C for 2023/24 = £1,280.81
- Increase for 2024/25 = £14.43
- The overall Band C in 2023/24 = £1,445.68
- Calculating the increase on full Council Tax: £14.43 ÷ £1,445.68 = 0.998%
Increase in the Adult Social Care (ASC) precept, based on Band C:
- ASC precept Band C for 2024/25 = £193.72
- Less ASC precept Band C for 2023/24 = £164.87
- Increase for 2024/25 = £28.85
- The overall Band C in 2023/24 = £1,445.68
- Calculating the increase on full Council Tax: £28.85 ÷ £1,445.68 = 1.996%
The confusion has arisen due to the way the increase is shown on the bill.
The SI 13 2017, Council Tax (Demand Notices) England (Amendment) Regulations 2017 states:
- (3) In regulations 8 (supply of information by precepting authorities)
- a. In paragraph 3 c, the percentage change between:
- i. The precept issued under section 40(2)(a) of the Act for the preceding year and
- ii. The precept issued under section 40(2)(a) of the Act for the relevant year, expressed to one decimal place’
- a. In paragraph 3 c, the percentage change between:
Therefore, Runnymede Borough Council is obliged by law to show the percentage increase for Surrey County Council to one decimal place and as such, the 4.986% is shown as 5%.
In addition the regulations state that the amount shown for Adult Social Care must be the accumulative amount. From 1 April 2016, Adult Social Care has increased as follows:
For a Band C the amount charged for the ASC precept is the sum of the ASC precept increases in 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25; i.e. £21.68 + £33.82 + £35.51 + £0.00 + £25.84 + £6.71 + £41.31 + £28.85 + £29.78 = £223.50.
There was no increase to the ASC precept in 2019/20.
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