In an HM exclusive, Professor Martin Green, chief executive, Care England, says Labour is following a well-trodden path by neglecting social care.
The government has launched an independent commission to ‘transform social care’, but proposals for major reform may not be delivered for years.
The total amount of Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts increased to £251.7m in 2023-24 from £150.2m in 2018-19, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
The scope of a review Carer’s Allowance overpayments has been announced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Unison has called on councils to back its campaign for a National Care Service to fix the broken social care system.
In addressing the challenges posed by National Insurance changes, the Government and care sector stakeholders must work collaboratively
Councils have called for the Government to fulfil its pledge to produce a 10-Year Plan for social care to run alongside its long-term plans for the NHS.
Care England is ‘gravely concerned’ by new figures showing a 65% drop in health and care worker visa grants over the past year.
Care providers have called for an immediate exemption from a hike in National Insurance contributions warning the move could force the sector to collapse.
Changes to employer National Insurance Contributions could force many social care providers to close, new analysis has warned.
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