Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 11
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We were disappointed with the 2020 Spending Review’s financial settlement of £300 million in additional...
Conclusion
We were disappointed with the 2020 Spending Review’s financial settlement of £300 million in additional grant funding for local authorities’ social care in 2021/22. We believe it falls considerably short of what is required. We agree with the Health and Social Care Committee that an increase in funding for social care, worth around £4 billion per year by 2023/24, will be a necessary first step towards fixing systemic problems in the sector. (Paragraph 84) 44 Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: full Report
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The government states it will consider the committee's findings regarding the inadequacy of social care funding when developing the UK National Strategy for Disabled People.
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Government Response
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DHSC are providing councils with access to over £1 billion of additional funding for social care in 2021/22. This includes £300 million of new grant funding for social care, on top of the £1 billion Social Care grant announced in 2019 which is being maintained in line with the manifesto commitment. The government is also enabling local authorities to access up to £790m of new funding for adult social care through a 3 percent adult social care precept. In addition, it is expected that councils will be provided with an estimated funding of around £3 billion in 2021/22 to help manage the impact of COVID-19 across their services, including in adult social care, and to compensate for income losses. Fourth Special Report of Session 2019–21 9 The 2020 Spending Review settlement allows Local Authorities to increase their core spending power by 4.5% in cash terms. This funding will support local authorities to maintain care services while keeping up with rising demand and recovering from the impact of COVID-19. In the longer term, the government is committed to sustainable improvement of the adult social care system and will bring forward proposals this year.
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