Adult social care outlook 'bleak', warns think tank
Posted: 12 Dec 2015, 11:38Adult social care outlook 'bleak', warns think tank
The future for adult social care services in England "looks bleak", a think tank has warned.
Chancellor George Osborne announced measures in his Spending Review that would lead to a rise in care budgets.
But the International Longevity Centre said that would only "paper over the cracks" and suggested 1.8 million people had unmet needs for care.
A government spokesman said local authorities had access to an extra £3.5bn to provide more care.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35079455
The future for adult social care services in England "looks bleak", a think tank has warned.
Chancellor George Osborne announced measures in his Spending Review that would lead to a rise in care budgets.
But the International Longevity Centre said that would only "paper over the cracks" and suggested 1.8 million people had unmet needs for care.
A government spokesman said local authorities had access to an extra £3.5bn to provide more care.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35079455