Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 10
10
Deferred
Unstable adult social care market results from inadequate funding and rising provider costs.
Conclusion
The funding structure for adult social care, rising costs and the inability to make long-term investment, is creating an unstable and unsustainable care market. Providers are making losses, creating inequities by charging more to self-funders or even planning to close entirely. The Government has not properly considered either the immediate or long-term impact of Budget measures, such as Employer National Insurance Contributions and the National Living Wage, on care providers’ staffing costs. (Conclusion, Paragraph 73)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government notes it annually reviews capital limits and social care allowances, but largely defers to the independent Casey Commission, which has a broad remit to examine the long-term transformation of adult social care and make recommendations on the charging system.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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Baroness Casey has full autonomy to determine the commission’s priorities within its remit as set out in the terms of reference. We know, however, that a reformed local government finance system and greater stability for local authorities are crucial to support the provision of high-quality adult social care. That is why the government is committed to pursuing a comprehensive set of reforms for public services to fix the foundations of local government. This will be done in partnership with the sector and on the principle of giving forward notice and certainty to allow time for councils to plan for the future.
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