LGA Responds To Social Care Funding Gap Inquiry Launched By Mps

“Our own analysis published ahead of this week’s Budget shows that adult social care services face a funding gap of almost £4 billion by 2025, just to cover basic inflationary and demographic pressures.”

Responding to the launch of the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into how much extra money is needed from the Government for social care over each of the next five years, (Click here) Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said:

“People of all ages should be able to live the lives they want to lead and this inquiry is another important step in building towards a long-term, sustainable funding solution for adult social care.

“Our own analysis published ahead of this week’s Budget shows that adult social care services face a funding gap of almost £4 billion by 2025, just to cover basic inflationary and demographic pressures.

“This makes up almost two thirds of the overall funding gap which councils face by the middle of the decade to pay for local services, due to rising cost pressures and unprecedented demand.

“The Government has the opportunity to take forward the proposals in our new report on the future of care, as it begins talks to build a cross-party consensus on the future of this vital service.

“We at the LGA are happy to host these talks and play our part in finding a sustainable, long-term solution for adult social care.”