A charity has claimed that the Care Act has failed after revealing that council spending on support for disabled people and carers fell in the first year after implementation.
The health and care sector is demanding urgent Whitehall talks over what it says is a funding crisis despite Chancellor George Osborne authorising council tax increases to pay for provision.
Flagship government plans to implement a £72,000 cap on an individual’s lifetime care costs are to be delayed for four years due to spending reductions, it has been announced today.
Many parts of England could face a shortage of care home beds in future years due to closures triggered by council funding cuts, according to an analysis for upper-tier local authorities.
