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| Ministers consider council tax rise to cover social care funding | Ministers consider council tax rise to cover social care funding |
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| The prime minister is understood to be considering plans to allow councils in England and Wales to increase council tax to fund the social care system. | The prime minister is understood to be considering plans to allow councils in England and Wales to increase council tax to fund the social care system. |
| It follows warnings that the system could "topple at any moment" leading to pressure on the NHS as patients cannot be released from hospital. | It follows warnings that the system could "topple at any moment" leading to pressure on the NHS as patients cannot be released from hospital. |
| Local councils have suffered more than a 40% reduction in government grants since 2010. | Local councils have suffered more than a 40% reduction in government grants since 2010. |
| The government has refused to comment on the reports. | The government has refused to comment on the reports. |
| Former chancellor George Osborne previously introduced a 2% precept to pay for care for the elderly and disabled. | |
| Some councils have warned that even if every local authority imposed the maximum extra levy, social care would still face a funding gap of at least £2.6bn by 2020. | |
| The care system |