Community Care

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The government will delay the introduction of the cap on care costs for two years, in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement next week, The Times has reported. Richard Humphries (@RichardnotatKF) November 10, 2022. Hunt will deliver his autumn statement on 17 November.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Andrew Dilnot says chancellor has broken 2019 manifesto promise to ‘fix social care’ and implement changes finalised year ago Autumn statement 2022: key points at a glance Politics live: latest news and reaction on UK budget plans The economist behind the government’s plan to cap social care costs has said he is “astonished, puzzled and deeply disappointed” (..)

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Community Care

MARCH 15, 2023

However, social care leaders have criticised the lack of funding for core services for the coming years, while the statement also did not provide further detail about public sector pay settlements for 2023-24. Those in Wales will increase by 5.5%. Boost for staying close scheme for care leavers Funding will increase by £15m to £23.1m

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chancellor denies postponing financial pain as fiscal watchdog’s figures show eight years of income growth wiped out In the Commons Rishi Sunak is making a statement about the G20 summit. These statements are normally routine, and just summarise what was said or decided at the meeting. They don’t normally include fresh announcements.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In his verdict on the chancellor’s autumn statement , Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said the government was “reaping the costs of a long-term failure to grow the economy”, along with an ageing population and high levels of historic borrowing. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Jeremy Hunt’s plans criticised for delay to reform, shifting burden to local authorities and ‘skewing the system’ Jeremy Hunt’s decision to fund more social care through increases in council tax will deepen inequality and undermine the cause of “levelling up”, the architect of the government’s planned reforms said last night.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Average council tax bills could rise by as much as £100, to more than £2,000 for households in band D, from April, after the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, confirmed in the autumn statement that the cap on how much local authorities could raise rates would be relaxed. Continue reading.

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