The Government is focused on long-term reform of adult social care, but in order to get to the future it needs to save the sector from the brink of collapse. Covid-19 has highlighted the underlying structural challenges of rising demand, unmet need, and difficulties recruiting and retaining staff, and has also exacerbated them. On top of that, there are severe current pressures arising from increases in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage, and from rising inflation. We stro...

The Government is focused on long-term reform of adult social care, but in order to get to the future it needs to save the sector from the brink of collapse. Covid-19 has highlighted the underlying structural challenges of rising demand, unmet need, and difficulties recruiting and retaining staff, and has also exacerbated them. On top of that, there are severe current pressures arising from increases in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage, and from rising inflation. We strongly disagree with the former Minister for Local Government, Faith and Communities that adult social care has adequate funding currently, having received Type: recommendation | Number: 3 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The proposed Health and Social Care Levy has been repealed since the publication of the Committee’s report. Instead, the government is making available more funding for adult social care through general taxation and increased Council Tax flexibilities. A