NHS chief says social care should be ‘front of the queue’ for spare cash
Social care should be “front of the queue” for an injection of cash from the Government, the head of the NHS in England has said. Simon Stevens, chief executive of
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Labour attack over apparent social care funding move towards council tax bills
Labour says it is unfair to “dump” solving the crisis in social care funding onto council tax bills. Shadow care minister Barbara Keeley said allowing local authorities to increase the
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Philip Hammond denies PM intervened to block new funds for social care
Chancellor Philip Hammond has denied the Prime Minister blocked him from announcing new funds for social care in last month’s Autumn Statement. His comment came as town hall chiefs said
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Put ‘third world’ social care system before foreign aid, says Tory peer
Funding for Britain’s “Third World” social care system should be prioritised over the foreign aid budget, a former minister has said. Conservative peer and ex-pensions minister Ros Altmann’s call was
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Downing Street hints at funding boost for social care systems
“Under threat” social care systems in certain areas of England are set to receive a funding boost from the Government, Downing Street has indicated. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured) will
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Council tax hike could leave poorest without social care and ‘living a squalid life’
Hiking up council tax bills to cover the social care funding black hole will increase the postcode lottery in provision, Theresa May was warned amid speculation she will back steep
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Council budgets in Scotland ‘could be cut by £700 million’, says new report
Council budgets could be cut by £700 million by the end of the current Parliament, according to a new report. The study, commissioned by the Scottish Local Government Partnership (SLGP),
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Engage: Richard Humphries asks, what now for social care?
Widespread dismay has greeted the omission of any reference in the 2016 Autumn Statement to the parlous state of social care funding. While few expected any fresh announcements about more
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Engage: Social care services facing a daily crisis – the government must fund them properly
Before the recent Autumn Statement, there was plenty of chatter about the government – at long last – putting more money into social care. The system has been starved of
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Andy Burnham suggests Downing Street blocked social care funding package
Downing Street may have blocked a new funding package for social care services ahead of the Autumn Statement, Andy Burnham has claimed. Labour’s former health secretary said councils had been
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