Sutton Council is to put up council tax to include the Government’s 2 per cent precept to contribute to the extra costs of adult care for the elderly and a 1.99 per cent rise for general purposes for 2016/17.
For the average band D property it will mean an rise of £23.27 (2 per cent) a year for the adult social care precept to care for the elderly, equivalent to 44.8p a week, and £23.16 (1.99 per cent), equivalent to an extra 44.5p a week, in total an increase of 89.3p per week.
For the average band D property it will mean an rise of £23.27 (2 per cent) a year for the adult social care precept to care for the elderly, equivalent to 44.8p a week, and £23.16 (1.99 per cent), equivalent to an extra 44.5p a week, in total an increase of 89.3p per week.
Sutton Council has to save £31m from its annual budget between 2015 and 2019 because of unprecedented Government cuts to funding and increased pressure on services. The council has already saved £43m from its annual budget since 2010. Its annual budget for 2016/17 is £144.9m.
The council tax increase, which was approved by Sutton Council at the Full Council meeting recently, will generate an additional £1.6m per annum for care for the elderly and £1.6m per annum for other council services.
This will help to reduce the funding gap and protect some key council services that have a significant impact on people’s lives and future costs to the taxpayer, for example, effective prevention and early intervention that can reduce the likelihood of vulnerable adults moving into residential care.
Since 2010, the Council has been reviewing all areas of its work in order to make savings. This has included commissioning services with other boroughs, reducing the number of senior managers and staff, and saving millions in care for the elderly costs by supporting residents to stay in their homes longer through measures including greater day-to-day support and putting people in control.
Between 2010 and 2014 the council was able to make £32m of savings while protecting services.
In 2014, the council launched Sutton’s Future to involve residents in decisions to change, reduce or stop services. Since then, more than 12,000 people have taken part in 11 different consultations, helping to save a further £11m.
The council tax increase, which was approved by Sutton Council at the Full Council meeting recently, will generate an additional £1.6m per annum for care for the elderly and £1.6m per annum for other council services.
This will help to reduce the funding gap and protect some key council services that have a significant impact on people’s lives and future costs to the taxpayer, for example, effective prevention and early intervention that can reduce the likelihood of vulnerable adults moving into residential care.
Since 2010, the Council has been reviewing all areas of its work in order to make savings. This has included commissioning services with other boroughs, reducing the number of senior managers and staff, and saving millions in care for the elderly costs by supporting residents to stay in their homes longer through measures including greater day-to-day support and putting people in control.
Between 2010 and 2014 the council was able to make £32m of savings while protecting services.
In 2014, the council launched Sutton’s Future to involve residents in decisions to change, reduce or stop services. Since then, more than 12,000 people have taken part in 11 different consultations, helping to save a further £11m.