Adult social care ‘needs 10-year plan’
The Government needs to co-create a 10-year plan for adult social care for the upcoming NHS long-term plan to succeed, the LGA has said.
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Government ‘must fund NIC increases’ – LGA
Changes made to employer National Insurance contributions in October’s Budget must be fully funded in the forthcoming provisional local government finance settlement, the LGA has said.
£700m bill for temporary accommodation
The freezing of local housing allowance (LHA) rates over the past five years has left councils picking up more than £700 million in costs that they are unable to claim back from government for housing people in temporary accommodation, according to LGA analysis of official data.
Prevention in adult care ‘could save billions’
Investing in preventative support in social care could significantly improve lives and save £3.17 for every £1 spent, according to a report from the LGA and sector leaders.
13,000 children’s social workers needed – LGA
The number of children’s social workers employed by councils will need to increase by 13,000 – nearly a third – over the next decade because of growing need and to reduce increasing reliance on agency staff.
Electoral lottery
Labour has lost a net 22 council seats in by-elections since July, with its average vote share in all such contests falling by more than 10 percentage points.
Laying bare the financial challenges
In November, we welcomed the great and the good of the local government world to Buckinghamshire, for the County Councils Network’s (CCN’s) Annual Conference 2024. We met in Marlow under dramatically different political circumstances compared with recent history. But while it is all change in the composition of MPs in the Commons, CCN’s approach to advocacy has not changed.