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BREAKING NEWS: Government votes to reject health and care NICs exemption

By Lee Peart 19 March 2025

The Government has voted to reject a Liberal Democrat amendment to exempt health and care providers from a rise in NICs.

COSLA

Health and social care facing £457m funding gap in Scotland

By Lee Peart 06 March 2025

Health and social care finances are facing a £457m funding gap in 2024/25, a new report has revealed.

SOCIAL CARE

Lib Dems call for social care NICs exemption in Spring Statement

By Lee Peart 06 March 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to exempt social care from a hike in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in the Spring Statement.

SOCIAL CARE

Higher staff costs force councils to cut social care provision

By Lee Peart 03 March 2025

Higher staffing costs are forcing local authorities to cut the number of people they support, new analysis has found.

SOCIAL CARE

Lords vote to exempt social care from NIC hike

By Lee Peart 26 February 2025

The House of Lords voted yesterday to exempt social care providers from a National Insurance hike set to come into force in April.

SOCIAL CARE

Parliament rally calls on Government to tackle social care crisis

By Lee Peart 25 February 2025

Campaigners are gathering at Parliament today to call on the Government to address the social care crisis.

SOCIAL CARE

Concerns over social care inquiry chair's workload

20 February 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has expressed concerns about the ‘capacity’ of Baroness Casey after she was appointed to three roles in a month.

MARTIN GREEN

Report 'lays bare significant challenges' caused by CQC inspection model

By Lee Peart 12 February 2025

A Care Provider Alliance report has revealed the ‘significant challenges’ services have faced since the adoption of the CQC’s Single Assessment Framework.

LIB DEMS

Must do better

By Lee Peart 10 February 2025

Helen Morgan, health and social care spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, assesses how the Government has done so far.

CHILDREN'S SERVICE

Children's services need support to deal with increasing complexity

By Lee Peart 03 February 2025

The Government must introduce long-term funding mechanisms for children’s services to address increasing complexity and rising demand, a new report says.