All news on the topic: Social Care

Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman are among individuals being sued in an attempt to recover some of the millions owed to the government by his collapsed company, PPE Medpro.

Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.

Documents in the Spending Review suggest that council tax is projected to increase by 5% annually to fund local services.

Resolution Foundation report states that failure to reform has ‘gradually brought back the problems that dismantled the poll tax’.

The week before Christmas, one couple received the devastating news their local council was cancelling care and reducing support - with no negotiation.

Study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profit

Want a rewarding job where you help people live life to the full? A job in adult social care could be right for you

Over a quarter are held back from making a change by a lack of confidence - with 12% believing they will never be able to start something new

Tories told to 'grasp the nettle' and pay social care workers a decent wage as the latest crackdown on migration sparks fears of a new recruitment crisis in the sector

Home Secretary James Cleverly today unveiled a shake-up of migration rules, with a crackdown on social care workers bringing family and curbs on students' dependants

Almost a quarter of a million people are waiting to have their social care needs assessed - prompting calls for Jeremy Hunt to tackle the crisis in next week's Autumn Statement

Some cash meant to be targeted at the overhaul of crisis-hit social care has been spent elsewhere, according to the Whitehall spending watchdog, the National Audit Office

A petition will be delivered to Downing Street, calling on the Government to boost wages for carers - tackling the chronic crisis gripping the sector and easing pressure on the NHS

'Russell Brand was given a standing ovation by laughing and cheering fans on Saturday night - those people should examine their consciences'

The Prime Minister cast fresh doubt over the already-delayed October 2025 date for introducing a financial cap which would mean no-one paid more than £86,000 for care

Workers' leaders today demand a pay hike for carers in a move aimed at filling the 165,000 vacancies blighting the sector and easing gender and race pay gaps

A petition calls on the Government to place care workers on Band 3 of the NHS's national pay scheme - giving carers a much-needed salary hike

A study by Sheffield University and Carers UK lays bare the contribution of families in easing the pressure on the vital service, amid growing calls for extra cash

A Labour backbencher's Bill to enforce rules around carers being paid for travel time has passed its first Commons hurdle - and is due to back in front of MPs in six months

Care Minister Helen Whately faced a tough 90 minutes of questioning from MPs on the Commons Health and Social Care Committee over wage rates and chronic levels of vacancies

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services today issues a warning for the future of the sector amid staff shortages and funding rows as it publishes its latest report

Labour MP Paula Barker will unveil a Ten Minute Rule Bill next month to try and enforce existing legislation - and hand carers vital extra cash they should be getting anyway

A host of organisations are demanding a new tsar to champion OAPs' rights in the corridors of power amid fears their voices are being silenced

A study lays bare the toll that caring for loved ones takes on relatives, as experts say better pay for carers would hep ease pressure on the sector - and the NHS

The Institute for Government published a report calling for a longer-term approach to tackling chronic problems in the sector - which could eventually ease pressure on the NHS