Funding News - Home Care Insight

The funding will be given to local authorities to help provide additional care staff where shortages arise.

Registered charities and CICs delivering music to people with dementia are being invited to apply for a grant from the Paul & Nick Harvey fund.

A new survey shows that had social care spending risen in line with the NHS 2010, £800m would be available to spend on the sector this year.

The Chancellor said that there would be access to £1 billion extra for social care, most of which will be raised locally.

UKHCA is calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to recognise this preference and provide sufficient funding for home care services.

The submission calls for the creation of a 10-year people plan, akin to that in the NHS, to support those who work in adult social care.

Business Finance by Sarah Clarke on November 19, 2020

Research by for BBC Radio 4 has found that 715 of the 2,731 home care operators in the UK are in danger of going bust.

Health minister Robin Swann said the funding will help address additional costs on independent providers during the ongoing pandemic.

Coalition members, including Andy Burnham, say the funding would guarantee a significant wage boost for social care staff.

The Committee also backs the introduction of a lifetime cap to protect against “catastrophic care costs”, and calls for a 'people plan' for staff.

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