Social Services: Finance

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered am ar 26 Mawrth 2024.

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Photo of Mark Eastwood Mark Eastwood Ceidwadwyr, Dewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has held discussions with adult social care providers on potential future risks to the local financing of the provision of care.

Photo of Mark Eastwood Mark Eastwood Ceidwadwyr, Dewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to deliver adult social care.

Photo of Simon Hoare Simon Hoare Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Through the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25, we are providing over £1.5 billion in additional grant for social care compared to 2023-24. This is part of an above-inflation increase in Core Spending Power for local government from 2023-24 of up to £4.5 billion, or 7.5% in cash terms.

Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.

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