Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumptions he has made about available spending for social care in his spending forecast for 2021-22.
The Spending Review provided councils with access to over £1bn of new spending power to fund social care in 21/22. This includes £300m of new grant funding for social care and is on top of maintaining £3.5bn of existing social care grants.
In addition, we expect to provide councils with over £3bn to help manage the impact of COVID-19 across their services, including in social care.
This will support local authorities to maintain care services while keeping up with rising demand and recovering from the impact of COVID-19.