Claim: Local authorities are bringing in less money in council tax at the moment than they're spending out just in vulnerable adult and children care alone.
Fact-check: Councils aren't getting enough funding to meet demand for social care - Full Fact
Verdict: council tax revenues raised in england in 2017/18 were £500 million less than the adult and children's social care budget for councils in the same year, according to the local government association. government data suggests council tax revenue was £5 billion higher. the main source of council budgets is money from central government, which has been falling in recent years.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2018-07-06T00:00:00