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Council overspend on social care highest in decade amid warning over NHS plan
- Recent council overspend on adult social care in England reached around £774 million, the highest in a decade, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services .
- Adass reported an 11% reduction in spending on prevention measures this year, with only 5.6% of the adult social care budget allocated to preventative measures.
- Jess McGregor, Adass president, stated that without more investment, the current funding levels are insufficient to prevent health crises and may undermine the shift towards prevention.
- The Local Government Association mentioned that councils are in a difficult position, balancing complex care needs against preventing escalation of these needs.
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£19.5m Overspend At Leeds City Council Despite £100m Savings - Great Yorkshire Radio
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Adult social care picking up tab for NHS continuing healthcare squeeze, report directors
Overspending on adult social care budgets hit a 10-year high last year, in part due to costs being shunted onto councils as a result of NHS cuts, including to continuing healthcare, directors have reported. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services’ (ADASS) annual spring survey also revealed that councils had cut spending on preventive services on the back of increasing demand for care and rising complexity of need. At the same time,…
Councils overspent on social care budgets by £774m last year - AT Today - Assistive Technology
The latest survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) reveals that councils are being forced to cut back on early care and support to prevent people’s health and wellbeing deteriorating, as they struggle to meet the rising cost of more complex and expensive social care. The ‘ADASS Spring Survey 2025’, which surveyed social care leaders in local authorities across the country, shows that despite a government focus o…
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