Local authorities need additional central government funding to cover the cost of inflation and care needs to save the sector from “the brink of collapse”, a parliamentary committee has warned.
English councils may need to spend much more than the government has forecast when implementing reforms aimed at reducing the long-term cost of social care.
The funding committed to social care bodies through Health and Social Care Levy, which went live today, is not enough to meet cost pressures and sector reforms, according to an expert.
A lack of detail on how proposed national insurance changes will affect health and social care budgets shows the claimed link between the two is 'absurd', according to experts.
