Social care White Paper ‘set up to fail’

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2021

The local government sector has praised the ambition of the long-awaited adult social care reform White Paper, but warned it will not succeed without funding to meet current demand.

Today’s White Paper details how the previously-announced £1.7bn for improvements to the care system will be allocated over the next three years.

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