We asked you to allocate our budget to council services. People who responded allocated the largest budgets to adult social care (21% of the budget), highways and transportation (11%), education (10%) and children’s social care (10%).
| Our services | Average percentage of budget allocated by 1,621 respondents |
|---|---|
| Adult social care | 21% |
| Children's social care | 10% |
| Corporate and support services | 7% |
| Culture, leisure and libraries | 6% |
| Economic development | 5% |
| Education | 10% |
| Highways and transportation | 11% |
| Housing and homelessness | 6% |
| Planning | 2% |
| Supporting communities | 4% |
| Waste and environment | 8% |
| Welfare and benefits | 6% |
Eight out of ten people said they would support an increase in council tax to help deliver critical services across North Yorkshire. A slightly higher percentage of respondents said they would support and increase of 1% or 2% (22% of respondents in both cases) with 14% of respondents saying they would support a 3% increase and the same number would support an increase of 5% or more. 20% would not support any increase.
| How much would you be willing to increase council tax by to help deliver critical services across North Yorkshire? | Percentage of 1,313 respondents |
|---|---|
| No increase | 20% |
| 1% | 22% |
| 2% | 22% |
| 3% | 14% |
| 4% | 8% |
| 5% or more | 14% |
When we asked about paying more for just adult social care services, just over half (53%) of people who replied would be willing to pay a 1% or 2% increase in council tax to fund adult social care services. Nearly a quarter (23%) would not support an increase of any amount.
| How much extra would you be willing to pay to fund adult social care services across North Yorkshire? | Percentage of 1,233 respondents |
|---|---|
| 0% | 23% |
| 1% | 33% |
| 2% | 20% |
| 3% | 9% |
| 4% | 5% |
| 5% or more | 10% |
People continued to be impacted by the cost of living crisis. More than a quarter (26%) rated the impact as a lot or considerably. Only 6% said they were not impacted at all.
| How much has the cost of living crisis impacted you? | Percentage of 1,605 respondents |
|---|---|
| A lot | 6% |
| Considerably | 20% |
| Moderately | 39% |
| Slightly | 29% |
| Not at all | 6% |