Report estimates £6.4bn is needed to meet demand and improve access to care in 2028/29
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has responded to new analysis from the Health Foundation that estimates that an additional £ billion a…
Practical blueprint launches for councils to help them plan, implement, and scale preventative care services
Local authorities are missing out on opportunities to prevent ill-health and boost independence and wellbeing because they are struggling to make the investment case for proactive…
REACTION: “Deeply disappointing” that social care was absent from the Spring Statement, sector responds
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves The health and social care sector has reacted to the Spring Statement 2025, which has been dubbed as “worrying”…
Care providers face impacts from increases in both NICs and the National Living Wage
The UK Government’s Autumn Budget decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will have “catastrophic consequences for millions of people drawing on care and…
Councils expected to overspend on adult social care budgets by £564m
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has published its latest annual survey, which highlights the growing and urgent challenges facing councils as…
REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to Autumn Budget 2024
On 30 October 2024, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves presented the Autumn Budget to Parliament. Some of the headline announcements for the assistive technology…
72 percent of councils in England overspent on their adult social care budgets in 2023/24, survey finds
People are needing more complex care and support due to illness and disability, but local councils are struggling financially to meet people’s higher-level needs, says…
Upcoming webinar to provide top housing tips for NHS frontline staff and commissioners
An upcoming webinar hosted by Housing LIN in collaboration with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in the East of England (ADASS East)…
New online hub to improve and share support for unpaid carers
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley At this year’s Spring Seminar, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) will launch…
Two-thirds of social care leaders say community-based care and support is not widely available
According to a new report, social care leaders say improving care at home; more sheltered, extra care, and dementia-focussed housing; investment in crisis resolution; intermediate…