Social Services: Older People
(asked on 17th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the social care packages for elderly people.
This question was answered on 24th January 2019
All councils have statutory duties to meet the social care needs of elderly, disabled and vulnerable people in their area, and it is for councils to decide how to meet those needs.
The Government has given councils access to up to £3.6 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care in 2018-19 and up to £3.9 billion for 2019-20.