US EditionCouncil overspend on social care highest in decade amid warning over NHS plan
- Recent council overspend on adult social care in England reached around £774 million, the highest in a decade, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services .
- Adass reported an 11% reduction in spending on prevention measures this year, with only 5.6% of the adult social care budget allocated to preventative measures.
- Jess McGregor, Adass president, stated that without more investment, the current funding levels are insufficient to prevent health crises and may undermine the shift towards prevention.
- The Local Government Association mentioned that councils are in a difficult position, balancing complex care needs against preventing escalation of these needs.
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Social care overspend hits £774m | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)
Councils' adult social care overspend hit £774m with directors reporting an increase in more complex cases as the NHS tightened eligibility for support, according to the latest survey of Adass members. This overspend in 2024-25 is the highest in a decade and ten times more…The post Social care overspend hits £774m appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).
ADASS Spring Survey 2025 published
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has published the findings of its Spring Survey 2025. According to the survey findings, which voice the contributions of 139 directors of adult social services, councils are being forced to cut back on early care and support to prevent people's health and wellbeing deteriorating, as they struggle to meet the rising cost of more complex and expensive social care. The annual survey of s…
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