Delaying a proposed cap on the cost of care will prove to be a hard move for the Government to make – but the LGA feels the financial realities must be considered. Izzi Seccombe explains.
Councils will be only too aware of the ongoing care funding crisis that continues to play out around the country.
The funding gap is growing at a rate of £700m a year, and the care cap debate illustrates the difficult choices that central and local government are having to make.
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