MPs ask Streeting to 'fully address' social care cost of inaction report

By Lee Peart 16 July 2025

The Health and Social Care Committee has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting following the Government’s response to its Adult social care reform: the cost of inaction report.

'We're not kicking the can,' Streeting defends social care record

By Lee Peart 16 July 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has defended the Government’s record on social care while giving evidence to MPs.

Councils social care overspend reaches decade high

By Lee Peart 15 July 2025

Council overspent their adult social care budgets by a decade high of £774m in 2024/25, ADASS has revealed.

A cart without a horse

08 July 2025

Leaving social care out of the 10-Year Plan is a significant mistake, writes Martin Green, chief executive of Care England

Government letting down families on social care, says Dilnot

By Lee Peart 07 July 2025

Professor Andrew Dilnot has accused the Government of ‘letting down generations of families and social care workers’ by not implementing social care reform.

Soaring costs add to pressure for social care reform

By Lee Peart 02 July 2025

A new poll highlighting pensioners’ fears over social care costs has added to pressure for faster reform.

Care providers are 'working in the dark'

By Liz Wells 18 June 2025

Almost half (48%) of care providers report they are now effectively ‘working in the dark’, having insufficient advanced visibility of their organisation, new research reveals.

Lib Dems urge action on care visas

By Liz Wells 19 May 2025

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has urged the Government to allow social care providers to extend care workers’ visas without facing ‘crippling’ Home Office fees, to avoid making the crisis in soc...

Call for £1.5bn boost to care worker pay

By William Eichler 19 May 2025

A think tank has urged the Government to boost social care funding by £1.5bn to support a £2,000 pay rise for care workers.

Social care needs £3.4bn to avoid decline, report finds

By Lee Peart 15 May 2025

Social care will need an additional £3.4bn each year by 2028/29 to avoid services declining, according to The Health Foundation.

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