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Government reinstates cap on care costs change that cuts benefit to less well-off

Community Care

The government has reinstated a change to the cap on care costs that will reduce its benefit to less wealthy people. “The government believe[s] that the fairest version of the cap would be based on what people contribute towards their care, rather than our counting local authority contributions as well,” he said.

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Social care staff carrying out tasks previously undertaken by NHS, without extra funding, say directors

Community Care

Regulations require them to consult the relevant local authority before making a decision about a person’s eligibility and to co-operate with the council about arranging for its staff, such as a social worker, to participate in the MDT. ICBs are responsible for determining eligibility for CHC.

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Extra £200m for social care in council settlement ‘wholly inadequate’, warn sector heads

Community Care

The government pledged to increase the social care grant – which is ring-fenced for adults’ and children’s services in England – by 880m, in its provisional local government finance settlement for 2025-26, published on 18 December 2024. The MHCLG has launched a consultation on this reform.

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£1bn boost to adult social care funding ‘not enough to cover costs’, warn leaders

Community Care

Dedicated funding for adult social care in England will rise by just over £1bn next year, according to government plans. The funding was set out in a Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) policy statement on the local government finance settlement for 2025-26 , published last week.

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Peers overturn cap on care costs change that would hit less well-off

Community Care

Peers have overturned a government change to the cap on care costs that would reduce its benefit for less well-off people, and also voted to bring forward its implementation date from October to April 2023. The government has estimated that the Lords change would cost £900m a year compared to its favoured approach.

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The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

Community Care

Labour’s return to power last week was greeted with a chorus of welcomes from adult social care organisations in England – along with a chorus of demands of the new government. In its 2021 white paper, People at the Heart of Care, the government concluded that the full spirit of the Care Act had not been realised.

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ADASS president: ‘If you see black women in leadership, you believe you can achieve that too’

Community Care

While ADASS is not signed up to every dot and comma of the report – produced by policy consultants Anna Dixon and Kate Jopling – it supports the broad thrust of its agenda of a shift to a more personalised, accessible and fair adult social care system. The roadmap gives us a tool, a resource to support a narrative with government.