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5 February, 2025

Social care charging arrangements for local authorities in England 2025/2026

New guidance confirms that the personal expenses allowance, minimum income guarantee, and savings credit disregards will all rise in line with inflation

30 January, 2025

Welsh Government confirms it is to continue funding its Carers Support Fund and Short Breaks Scheme for a further year

Social Care Minister announces more than £5 million is to be shared between the two schemes

24 January, 2025

Scottish Social Care Minister announces removal of provisions for structural change from National Care Service (Scotland) Bill due to a lack of support

However, non-statutory advisory board will be established to address the need for enhanced national support and oversight

9 January, 2025

MPs told that spending three more years reviewing England’s social care system is ’inappropriate’ given the urgency of the crisis facing those needing support

Sir Andrew Dilnot, head of previous government-commissioned attempts to reform adult social care, says that it would be ‘perfectly feasible’ for the current government to reach an informed final decision on a way forward by the end of 2025

3 January, 2025

Government sets out immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care and announces plans to launch an independent commission on long term reform

Changes this year will include an extra £86 million funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant to help more disabled and elderly people to live more independently and reduce hospitalisations

19 December, 2024

18 December, 2024

Local government finance settlement provides extra funding for social care in England, and confirms no change to council tax referendum principles

Government also says that it will consult in 2025 on options to improve the transparency of council tax billing, and to introduce a default option to pay over 12 months as with most other household bills

9 December, 2024

Welsh Government decides to maintain the maximum charge for adult non-residential care and support at its current level

Consultation response also confirms that a shared services approach at either a regional or national level will be considered in order to address inconsistencies in charging regime operations across local authorities

21 November, 2024

Ombudsman finds that ‘insurmountable hurdles’ are preventing councils from providing services to an adequate standard

Review of Ombudsman service also shows that 80 per cent of social care and 84 per cent of housing complaints were upheld in 2023/2024

19 November, 2024

15 November, 2024

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill held up to allow Scottish Government more time for ‘careful consideration’ and to address outstanding issues

However, Minister says that the government remains committed to the new service, and that work continues to progress its plans as quickly and effectively as possible

6 November, 2024

More than eight in ten English councils expect to overspend their adult social care budgets this year

Autumn survey of social services directors also shows that current pressures limit spending to only those with the highest needs, precluding investment in preventative services or long-term improvements

6 November, 2024

Total value of deferred payment agreements with local authorities in England for adult social care exceeded £300 million at the end of 2023/2024

New NHS figures also show that around a sixth of new DPAs involved local authorities loaning care users the cost of care in instalments rather than paying a care home directly

4 November, 2024

Health and Social Care Committee launches inquiry into the cost of inaction on adult social care reform

First inquiry of the newly appointed Commons Committee will examine issues including the cost of inaction to individuals, the NHS and local authorities

31 October, 2024

More must be done to ensure unpaid carers are proactively identified and informed of their right to a needs assessment

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales highlights that less than 3 per cent of carers in recent investigation had had their needs assessed

25 October, 2024

Waits for care home beds and home-based care are accounting for almost half of delays in discharging people from acute hospital stays

CQC annual State of Care survey also finds that the number of new requests for adult social care support that resulted in no service being provided increased by 27 per cent compared to 2017/2018

8 October, 2024

Law Commission launches consultation to seek views on options to reform disabled children’s social care law in England

Forming part of a wider review of current legislation, Commission says it wants to ensure that reform will make the law 'fairer, simpler and more up to date'