“Today’s local government settlement owes a lot more to the Grinch than to Santa Claus since across the political spectrum local government leaders are clear that it simply isn’t enough to keep pace with the rising costs of and demand for adults’ and children’s social care. Unfortunately this suggests that 2024/5 will be another incredibly tough year, with hundreds of thousands of disabled adults and older people set to miss out on the high quality support they need, and with … Read the rest

“With this Autumn Statement the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has gone from hero to zero on social care. Last year we applauded him when he ordered a significant increase in funding to keep services from collapsing but this year, despite clear warnings from local government about the likelihood of further cuts to care, he has offered nothing. And what’s more, even though the rise in minimum wage is thoroughly welcome and deserved, without additional funding the cost of providing, or buying … Read the rest