New investment, reforms, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission, to transform social care 

• Government sets out immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care and support the workforce.
• Package of support will deliver the government’s Plan for Change by helping to keep older people out of hospital and living at home independently, for longer.
• Thousands more disabled people to receive home adaptations as government improves technology and data sharing between NHS and social care.
• Baroness Louise Casey to chair an independent commission into adult social care. 

Thousands more people with disabilities will be supported to remain in their homes thanks to immediate action government is taking to improve adult social care, support the care workforce and take pressure off the NHS, the government has announced today (Friday 3 January). 

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting will confirm a £86 million boost to the Disabled Facilities Grant for this financial year – on top of the £86 million announced for next financial year at the Budget, taking the annual total to £711 million - to allow 7,800 more disabled and elderly people to make vital improvements to their home, allowing them to live more independent lives and reducing hospitalisations. 

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