Two accounts are paid, 25 receive council tax benefits and 23 are currently outstanding.
So, in many areas of the country, unless people have substantial or critical needs they'll be unlikely to receive council support.
For millions of people who fall just short of receiving council tax benefit, including a large number of pensioners, this will be an attractive offer.
It will receive council and Arts Council funding of £500,000 a year for the next three years despite the authority having had to shed hundreds of jobs and cut £118m from its budget.
According to a new analysis that looks for the first time across a range of different data series, far more older people receive attendance allowance or disability living allowance (DLA) than receive council care.
The deputy prime minister suggested that affected households could receive council tax rebates during construction, or may be able to sell their homes to the state at guaranteed prices.
In parallel, ministers are developing plans for variable charging, under which households might receive council tax discounts or surcharges, depending on the effort that they make to recycle or, even better, reuse.
According to a consortium of disability charities, many people currently receiving council help with everyday tasks such as washing, eating and communicating will be "left to fend for themselves".
A maximum charge of £50 a week is being introduced for people in Wales receiving council home care services.
