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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Adult Social Care: Funding

Tuesday 25 April 2023 · 3 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 3 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Rebecca Long-Bailey questioned the government's plan for adult social care funding, stating it falls short of what is needed.
  • The government responded that no funding is being cut from adult social care and they are focusing on workforce reforms.
  • Liz Kendall highlighted the government's failure to deliver on promised social care policies and questioned recent funding cuts.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Rebecca Long-Bailey Lab Salford
Social Care Economy
Context

Charities such as United Response and Age UK argue that the Government's plan falls short, citing a lack of promised £250 million in workforce funding. One in five over-80s have some unmet care needs, while social care vacancy rates are at record highs.

Question

Frontline charities like United Response and Age UK say the Government's plan falls far short of what is needed for adult social care providers, especially with the delayed £250 million workforce funding. Given that one in five over-80s have unmet care needs and we face record vacancy rates, can you promise to revisit this urgently?

Answer from Helen Whately

Not a penny of funding is being cut from adult social care. We are driving forward reforms with a focus on the workforce, introducing new career paths and training for social care workers.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The Minister did not provide a specific commitment to revisit the £250 million workforce funding issue urgently as requested.

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Q2 Rebecca Long-Bailey Lab Salford
Social Care
Context

Charities such as United Response and Age UK have raised concerns about the Government's plans for adult social care, highlighting issues like underfunding and workforce challenges.

Question

Frontline charities say that the Government's plan falls far short of what is needed, especially regarding holding back the promised £250 million in social care workforce funding. Can you promise to revisit this with urgency?

Answer from Helen Whately

Not a penny of funding is being cut from adult social care. We are driving forward reforms focused on improving the social care workforce, including new career paths and training.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The Minister did not specifically commit to revisiting the £250 million workforce funding issue urgently as requested.

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Q3 Liz Kendall Lab Leicester West
Social Care
Context

Conservatives have failed to deliver their policy on a cap on care costs, and other commitments such as £500 million for the care workforce and £300 million for housing in care have been significantly reduced.

Question

The Minister says this Government backs social care. We know they failed to deliver their flagship policy of a cap on care costs. The £500 million promised for the care workforce has been cut, the £300 million promised for housing in care has been slashed by two-thirds. Will the Minister tell us where all that money has gone?

Answer from Helen Whately

We have not cut a penny of funding from our commitments to adult social care, with £7.5 billion announced in the autumn statement. We are forging ahead with reforms focused on improving the workforce and digitising social care.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The Minister did not provide specific details on where promised funds have gone or address all unkept promises as requested.

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