25 January, 2024
24 January, 2024
New money provided in response to 'unprecedented challenges' faced by local authorities, including high inflation and legacy of Covid-19
18 January, 2024
DLUHC confirms that Ms Somal will take up the post from 1 February 2024, replacing Paul Najsarek
22 December, 2023
Views sought on issues including the risks that will prevent reform, funding and the government's revised plans for system change
20 December, 2023
Scottish Government confirms that additional funding of £9 million will support 1,000 new applicants
19 December, 2023
However, DLUHC advises that this includes almost £2 billion saved from delaying the rollout of adult social care charging reform from October 2023
19 December, 2023
28 November, 2023
Council's inadequate assessment of cultural care needs also found to have played a part in causing significant hair, diet and skin problems for the resident
13 November, 2023
Replacing Steve Barclay, MP for Louth and Horncastle moves to the new role from her previous post as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
10 November, 2023
New report from NAO finds that government 'has much to do and must manage significant risks' if it is to achieve 10-year plan for reform set out in 2021 White Paper
8 November, 2023
Institute for Government's 2023 Performance Tracker also highlights government's failure to increase the means tests for publicly funded care by inflation for more than a decade
3 November, 2023
MSPs call for views on whether the Act that introduced the system in April 2014 is producing the expected outcomes
2 November, 2023
Decision follows complaint that the resident was treated as having capital that she had given away despite the council accepting that the money had not been gifted in order to avoid paying more care home fees
25 October, 2023
Funding over two years will be awarded to consortia of local authorities that design at least one project dedicated to supporting unpaid carers
23 October, 2023
With the overarching aim of simplifying and strengthening the law, review will seek to ensure that the system is fair and works for children, parents and other care givers, and local authorities
20 October, 2023
CQC calls for a national social care workforce strategy to support the NHS Workforce Plan and address challenges of capacity, staffing and funding affecting the sector
27 September, 2023
Review's recommendations also include updating of regulatory bodies' powers of intervention and enforcement and production of clear information for service users on how to raise concerns
25 September, 2023
Annual review of social care complaints also recommends extending the types of cases that can be investigated to include all aspects of social care in every setting
8 September, 2023
Funding for 2023/2024 represents first tranche of £102 million extra funding announced in April 2023 'Next Steps to Put People at the Heart of Care' plan
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