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Our budget and how we spend Council Tax
Our budget. How we spend Council Tax on different services we run. Where the money we spend comes from.
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How we work out Council Tax bands
To work out the tax for each band, we divide Southwark’s total council tax requirement by a number known as the council tax base.
This gives the Council Tax for band D. The other bands are calculated as a proportion of this.
For 2024-25, band D is £1,321.58 which is £148,236,342 divided by 112,166 (council tax base).
How Southwark Council Tax is calculated
In 2024-25 a band D charge will be £1,321.58 which is a £62.80 increase from the band D Council Tax charge in 2023-24 as shown in the table below.
| Charge | £ |
|---|---|
| 2023-24 band D charge | 1,258.78 |
| Add 4.99% increase | 62.80 |
| 2024-25 band D charge | 1,321.58 |
Adult social care
We have increased the rate of tax charged for adult social care in 2024-25 by 2% in line with government guidance. This will raise an additional £2.8 million. The adult social care spending plans assume this level of funding will be available. A 2% increase for the adult social care precept is an increase of £25.17 for a band D equivalent.