ADULT SOCIAL CARE

No extra social care funding for struggling councils

A minister said councils would receive further support if they were found to be in need of improvement under new Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments.

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By Martin Ford | 13 March 2023

Hopes for increased social care funding for struggling local authorities have been dashed.

Social care minister Helen Whately said during a Local Government Association (LGA) webinar that councils would receive further support if they were found to be in need of improvement under new Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments.

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