Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Second Report - Long-term funding of adult social care
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 19
Published 4 August 2022
Recommendations
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Deferred
Para 100
Despite guidance from the Government on planning for housing for older and disabled people, not...
Recommendation
Despite guidance from the Government on planning for housing for older and disabled people, not enough councils are producing plans or conducting sufficiently robust housing needs assessments. The Government should consider introducing statutory requirements for local authorities to produce plans …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it has no plans to carry out a review into carer’s assessments, stating that CQC assessment of local authorities’ delivery of their Care Act responsibilities will show how effectively local authorities are supporting unpaid carers.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Deferred
Para 98
We welcome the Government’s commitment to “making every decision about care is a decision about housing”, but we are concerned that currently the Government is not putting this into practice. The detail on the housing policies in the People at the Heart of Care White Paper and how their funding …
Government Response Summary
The government has noted the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) recommendation that care workers’ inclusion on the shortage occupation list should not automatically expire after 12 months and commissioned the MAC to review the SOL.