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Almost all councils lack funding to meet adult care costs this winter, warn directors

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They interventions reflect mounting adult social care workforce shortages, with a 55,000 rise in vacancies and a 50,000 drop in filled posts in 2021-22 , and waiting lists for assessments, care packages and reviews. Williams added: “The £500m discharge fund will not solve this, when it is finally distributed – and it is urgently needed.