Department of Health written question – answered at on 25 January 2017.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to identifying new sources of income to meet increasing care costs, especially in the light of the projected growth in the number of people over the age of 75 within the next five years.
Social care continues to be a key priority for this Government. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has announced that local authorities will have access to £900 million of additional funding for social care over the next two years, including £240 million through the Adult Social Care Support Grant, funded by reforms to the New Homes Bonus, and additional flexibility for local authorities to raise money through the social care precept.
From April 2017, additional social care funds will be made available to local government through the Better Care Fund, rising to £1.5 billion by 2019/20, with funding going direct to councils to ensure health and social care services work together to support older and vulnerable people.
The Government recognises that there needs to be reform in the medium and long term to encourage high standards across the whole country. We will put social care on a sustainable footing for the future, giving people the comfort of knowing that they will be cared for in their old age.
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