Peaceful walk will bring together the care sector to demand vital funding for social care
Providers Unite, a grassroots coalition uniting community care and support providers across the UK to advocate for care sector survival, is hosting a peaceful walk…
Charities call on government to provide multi-year funding for social care to avoid “dire” consequences
The UK’s adult social care sector is teetering on the brink of collapse, according to the latest ‘Sector Pulse Check Report’ by learning disability charity…
£3.7bn funding made available to councils to enhance social care services
Through the recently published provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, the UK Government will provide £69 billion to councils across England. As part of this, £…
AUTUMN BUDGET 2024: Key points for the assistive tech sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves Yesterday (30 October 2024), Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the Labour Party’s Autumn Budget to Parliament, detailing…
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…
£9m funding to give people who access social care more choice in Scotland
More than £9 million is being made available over the next three years to give people who access social care more choice and control over…
Demand for adult social care services in rural areas set to rise while chronically understaffed
A new report by the UK Parliament states that the UK Government is falling short on its promise to “fix the crisis in social care”…
Spring Budget 2024: Key points at a glance for the assistive tech sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt Yesterday (6 March 2024), Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled the Spring Budget 2024, which sets out the…
Government invests more than £3m to transform tech in adult social care
Helen Whately, Minister for Social Care The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that people who receive care will benefit from new…
£600m funding revealed to boost capacity of social care workforce
Helen Whately, Minister for Social Care The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has unveiled a £600 million package to help with recruitment and…