title: Council tax precept failed to cover cost of NLW.
abstract: Charging residents extra council tax to help pay for social care is insufficient to cover current funding gaps and has failed to cover the cost of the national living wage (NLW), a report warns.
mesh_terms: D004467:Economics; D004739:England; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009111:Local Government; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012947:Social Work / Q000191:economics*; D013660:Taxes / Q000191:economics*