Precept falls far short of NLW costs – ADASS

Funds raised from the introduction of the social care precept have failed to cover the cost of implementing the National Living Wage (NLW), the ADASS Budget Survey 2016 has revealed. It found that the precept raised £380m but NLW, introduced in April, cost more than £600m. ADASS estimates that councils in England now need £1.1bn…