The fanfare surrounding last week's local government finance policy statement heralded some welcome news for the sector's social care chiefs.
As they packed their bags for this week's National Children and Adult Services Conference in Bournemouth, they will have been pondering the likely impact of a long-awaited update to the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula. The policy statement also confirmed the Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4bn of funding for adult social care in 2028-29 compared to 2025-26.
