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Social care facing ‘insurmountable costs amid catastrophic impacts of Budget’ – Adass

By Aine Fox, Reporter27th November 2024News England

Costs of adult social care have become “insurmountable” following the “catastrophic impacts” of the Budget, a leading voice in the sector will tell a conference featuring the care minister. Local

‘Swathes of social care market could collapse under £2.8bn cost pressures’ – Nuffield Trust

By Aine Fox, Reporter22nd November 2024News England

Private and non-profit social care providers could be faced with increased costs of around £2.8 billion in the next financial year, according to analysis which warns of businesses potentially going

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

By Aine Fox, Reporter18th November 2024News England

Vulnerable young people have been placed in a caravan and an Airbnb in a “stark failure of the children’s social care system” in England, according to a new report. While

Government ‘will not hesitate’ to cap profits in children’s social care – Phillipson

By Will Durrant, Claudia Savage, Rhiannon James and Aine Fox, Reporters18th November 2024News England

Bridget Phillipson has said the Government will not “hesitate” to cap profits in children’s social care if firms fail to curb their gains, as another MP warned vulnerable children have

Government confirms intervention over major failings at ‘toxic’ council

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter12th November 2024News England

Government officials will be sent in to oversee the running of an east London council after inspectors uncovered major failings and a “toxic” culture. An inspection report found a lack

Asylum seeker died in M1 crash after social worker did not believe his age

By Sophie Robinson, Reporter12th November 2024News England

An asylum seeker who died after being run over on a motorway slip road was “upset” that a social worker did not believe he was a child, an inquest has

Cost of free personal and nursing care in Scotland tops £900m

By The Press Association12th November 2024News Scotland

New figures from the Scottish Government reveal that the cost of providing free personal and nursing care has increased to more £900 million. The amount spent on both providing care

Study finds a third of vulnerable children placed in settings far from home

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter12th November 202412th November 2024News England

A third of the most vulnerable children in the social care system have been placed long distances from their homes, schools and support networks, research has found. The study identified

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Social care facing ‘insurmountable costs amid catastrophic impacts of Budget’ – Adass

‘Swathes of social care market could collapse under £2.8bn cost pressures’ – Nuffield Trust

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

Government ‘will not hesitate’ to cap profits in children’s social care – Phillipson

Scotland’s National Care Service plan to be ‘delayed not scrapped’

Council tax increase expected as Tories warn local authorities face £2.4 billion black hole

Government confirms intervention over major failings at ‘toxic’ council

Asylum seeker died in M1 crash after social worker did not believe his age

Cost of free personal and nursing care in Scotland tops £900m

Study finds a third of vulnerable children placed in settings far from home