The Settlement

Our umbrella organisation, the Care Association Alliance, has published its first policy paper, on Adult Social Care Funding Reform alongside a storyboard highlighting key facts about adult social care funding. Together they lay out key issues regarding:

  • 01 The Case for Reform
  • 02 Core Proposal
  • 03 The Existing Funding Model
  • 04 A National Funding Settlement
  • 05 Financing Individual Contributions
  • 06 International Lessons
  • 07 National Tariff Design
  • 08 The Role of Local Authorities
  • 09 Conclusion

with an appendix on Local Authority expenditure data


Read more here


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