More than half of councils are likely to cut services in adult social care due to reduced funding
England’s largest councils say they are now more likely to reduce adult social care services this year while raising council tax by the maximum due…
Findings reveal just five percent of adults with a learning disability are in paid employment
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley Councils are calling for the needs of hundreds of thousands of working-age adults and lifelong disabled…
Analysis finds adult social care spending in England is predicted to increase by £11.8bn
Councils warn that unless the government acts in the Budget and Spending Review, local authorities in England face a funding shortfall of £54 billion over…
Local services could face breaking point without long-term funding and ‘fundamental’ reform, CCN warns
The County Councils Network (CCN) has called on the next government to urgently set out how it will fund local authorities and reform council services…
75 percent of councils forced to increase council tax by 4.99 percent in April
Three quarters of local authorities are set to increase their council tax by the maximum amount this April, according to new research from the County…
Report suggests greater use of digital technology is a crucial step in reforming social care
James Bullion, Executive Director of Adult Social Care Services, Norfolk Tunstall Healthcare and County Councils Network (CCN) have published a report, which argues that the…
Adult social care services in England set to face £3.7bn in additional costs over the next 18 months
With a year to go until the introduction of flagship reforms in adult social care, England’s largest councils today call for a delay, warning that…
Councils call on Prime Minister to deliver on her promise to provide more funding for social care
Prime Minister Liz Truss As the cost-of-living crisis could add £ billion to the costs of delivering social care, councils are calling on the new…
RESPONSE: Healthcare, social care and housing leaders share their views on social care reform whitepaper
Following the publication of the UK Government’s long-awaited adult social care reform whitepaper, which details its 10-year vision for the sector and provides information on…
CCN says Spending Review should provide funding for local authorities instead of ‘unfair’ council tax rises
England’s largest councils say that council tax cannot be the sole answer to filling a multi-billion shortfall over the next three years and argue that…