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Editor’s View: Turn to family first? What on earth does Sajid Javid think people are doing?

Opinion People by Sarah Clarke on October 7, 2021

There are already 13.6 million people receiving informal care at home, compared to 550,000 people receiving state-funded home care.

Sajid Javid holds summit to help shape social care reform

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 21, 2021

Sajid Javid invited sector leaders to share their views on how reforms can be delivered to meet the challenges they face.

Social care reforms could make care markets ‘unsustainable’ report warns

Compliance Legislation Reports by Sarah Clarke on September 21, 2021

Council leaders say the reforms will make local care markets unsustainable by allowing private fee payers access to council-arranged care.

Social care reform proposals ‘pose more questions than answers’

Compliance Leaders Legislation People by Sarah Clarke on September 13, 2021

The president of ADASS is seeking urgent clarification about what is being promised for adult social care.

Social care funding plans expected this week as NI proposals face backlash

Compliance Funding Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 6, 2021

Reports of a plan to raise national insurance to fund social care has led to criticism from Labour and Conservative MPs.

Care sector reacts to plans to raise national insurance to fund social care

Compliance Funding Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 6, 2021

The Telegraph reported that Downing Street supports a 1% rise in the national insurance rate, while the Treasury favours a 1.25% hike.

New social care commissioning system ‘urgently needed’ to avoid ‘dangerous race to the bottom’

People by Sarah Clarke on August 12, 2021

Social care entrepreneur Ravi Bains has called for an overhaul of the care commissioning system in England.

#KeepYourPromiseBoris campaign gathers momentum 10 years on from Dilnot report

Campaigns Innovation by Sarah Clarke on July 12, 2021

A campaign that urges the Prime Minister to honour his pledge to fix social care is gaining public support, with more than four in five people calling for reform.

Health and Care Bill to be introduced in Parliament today

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on July 6, 2021

The new health and care Bill builds on proposals announced in February to put integrated care systems on a statutory footing.

Aegon sets out ‘essential components’ of Social Care Bill, expected in Queen’s Speech

Compliance Funding Legislation by Sarah Clarke on May 5, 2021

The pensions and investments firm is calling for a stable and sustainable way of sharing social care costs between the state and individuals, based on their wealth.

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