US EditionAdult social care funding rise barely enough to cover wage and national insurance increases, figures suggest
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Adult social care funding rise barely enough to cover wage and national insurance increases, figures suggest
This year’s increase in councils’ adult social care budgets appears to be barely enough to cover required rises to wages and taxation for the providers they commission, government figures suggest. English authorities are budgeting £26.7bn for adult social care in 2025-26 (excluding funding from the NHS), up by £2.2bn in cash terms and £1.6bn (6.2%), after adjusting for inflation, on budgeted spend for the year before, according to Ministry of Ho…
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