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Children, Social work leaders

Rising children’s social care costs deepening councils’ financial woes, finds study

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Fund return to social work scheme and boost admin support to tackle vacancies, LGA urges government

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Adults, Social work leaders

Cost of care analyses show councils lack funding to pay providers fair price, warn directors

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ADCS president Steve Crocker

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Care review response will start to address mounting social work pressures, says ADCS president

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Social care funding rise ‘should deliver tangible service improvements’, says government

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Adults, Social work leaders

‘Failed’ Care Act 2014 must be properly implemented in shift to ‘enabling’ adults’ services, say peers

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Adults, Social work leaders

Care cap pilot councils pause work after government announces two-year delay to reforms

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Jigsaw puzzle showing supply demand gap

Children, Social work leaders

‘No real recognition’ of children’s social care pressures in Hunt statement, warn leaders

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Jeremy Hunt

Adults, Social work leaders

Hunt announces two-year care cap delay to help councils deliver 200,000 extra care packages

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Adults, Social work leaders

NHS to get most of £500m winter adult social care funding

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Adults, Social work leaders

Almost all councils lack funding to meet adult care costs this winter, warn directors

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