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Nov 6, 2024
Council Care Funding
No details were provided by Chancellor Rachel Reeve, about changes to the limits on how much councils can raise council tax to help fund...
Nov 5, 2024
Carers Allowance Uplift
The Budget included an announcement that the weekly earnings limit for Carer's Allowance will be increased to the equivalent of 16 hours...
Nov 4, 2024
Not a Budget for Care
In last week’s Budget, the Chancellor has announced that the NHS will be getting an increase of £22.6bn in day to day spending, to be...
Oct 31, 2024
Life Expectancy Stalls
Life expectancy gains have stalled in England. Having experienced continuous improvement in life expectancy from 1890 to 2010 this...
Oct 29, 2024
Unstable Market
Care markets remain unstable, with many providers struggling. In the past six months, 65% of Directors reported that providers in their...
Oct 28, 2024
Ask our Advisers - Property Disregard
I own my own home and my 61 year old son lives with me. I am worried that he will be made homeless if I need to go into a care home. Â ...
Oct 15, 2024
Being a Dementia Friend
Being a Dementia Friend means understanding the five key messages that everyone should know about dementia and which will help tackle the...
Oct 14, 2024
Complaints About Social Care
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman look at individual complaints about councils, adult social care providers, including care...
Oct 7, 2024
No Resource to implement changes
Councils would not have been able to implement the care reforms even if the new Government had not decided to scrap them. Â Independent...
Oct 3, 2024
No plan to address adult social care
Think-tank, the King’s Fund has said the decision to abolish care funding reforms was regrettable and meant that the government had “no...
Oct 2, 2024
Adult Care Need Surges
More working age adults in Bristol are now in need of social care and support than elderly people, new figures have revealed. Â Bristol...
Oct 1, 2024
Why is tariff income so high?
Tariff income is the amount a person is required to contribute towards their care costs when they are supported by their local authority...
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