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Issue 225
Social Care on The Brink... “Crisis Unfolding” Government Warned
The UK’s adult social care sector is teetering on the brink of collapse, according to the latest Sector Pulse Check Report by learning disability charity Hft and Care England, the foremost voice advocating for adult social care in England. A survey of 200 providers by Care England and Hft found 90% said workforce costs were among their top three financial pressures. Of those, an overwhelming 95% said Labour's planned increase in the
National Living Wage was their deepest concern. Whilst the Government’s announcement on 3 January of a new adult social care commission headed up by Baroness Louise Casey has been welcomed by the two organisations, the survey findings in the report reveal a sector that cannot wait until 2028.
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