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Community Care
APRIL 4, 2022
‘Adding further pressures to underfunded sector’ A Local Government Association spokesperson said: “The loss of funding streams for social care puts councils and providers onto an even more unstable footing and highlights how volatile the financial situation is within social care. Related articles.
Community Care
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
There are also concerns that councils are taking on responsibilities that should fall to the NHS, because of the drive to discharge people from hospital as quickly as possible, which means people are leaving wards with greater needs than previously.
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Community Care
DECEMBER 19, 2024
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. This is up from the previously planned increase of 680m.
Community Care
JANUARY 13, 2022
However, staffing problems – in the shape of rising vacancies and falling numbers of filled posts in provider organisations – have been mounting steadily since March 2021, leading the government to plough £462.5m to redress the situation over the winter and relax immigration restrictions for the sector.
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The government has increased funding for adult social care to help tackle NHS pressures this winter by £10m. Councils will be able to bid from a pot of £40m – up from £30m – for cash to help prevent hospital admissions and speed up discharges from wards. Councils’ share of the £4.8bn in NHS funding, up by 5.7%
Community Care
MARCH 8, 2022
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.
Community Care
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
93% of directors said they backed more government funding for adult social care beyond £500m announced in September to support the workforce and hospital discharges , which is yet to be allocated two months on. Authorities are planning £1.3bn in adult social care savings in 2023-24. ” Two-year delay to care cap.
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