At our next CEO breakfast we are delighted to be joined by Simon Bottery, Senior Fellow at the King’s Fund, to brief members on their new ‘Social Care 360’ report.
The report looks at the state of play for the sector using the best and most recent publicly available data.
The report finds that 2024/25 saw the continuation of a new trend in adult social care. Local authorities spent more on social care, with that investment focused not just on paying higher fees to the providers who supply care but increasing the number of people who received it as well. In 2024/25, more people received publicly funded long-term care than at any time in the last decade.
This change was due to increasing local authority spending power – the total amount that councils have to spend, both from money they raise themselves and from central government grants.
Councils still do not have the resources to meet all the demands on them and their overall financial position is worsening. As a result, local authorities are increasing fees below the increase in costs faced by social care providers.
This has potential implications for market stability, quality, and particularly private-paying clients, who are being charged much more for their care so that providers can balance their books.
Members will have an early opportunity to explore the report, discuss how local experience is reflected in the findings and highlight areas bucking the trends.
Speaker
Simon Bottery
Accessibility
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*Please note that this event is exclusive to member Chief Executives. We are unable to accept substitutes.
