Councillors claim Central Government is 'heaping more pressure' on people of Nottingham
Nottingham city councillors say the Government's 'failure' to fund adult social care is one of the main reasons why they are planning to raise council tax by 5%. A gap of £32 million in Nottingham City Council's budget next year means that the authority has launched a consultation on a range of cost-cutting measures to try and fill it.
This policy was then scrapped under the Government of Liz Truss. When Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, reforms including a cap on personal care cost contributions were then delayed for two years. The Government has recently set out its initial proposals for the funding of local authorities for the next two financial years, starting in April 2023. Its plans, released on Monday , include an increase in the social care grant of over £1 billion next year, rising to nearly £2 billion next year for authorities across England.
But Councillor Linda Woodings, Nottingham City Council's portfolio holder for adult social care and health, added at Tuesday's meeting: "The adult social care system is struggling to recruit and retain staff and we are struggling to get people out of bed when they are well enough to be discharged. That's because of a lack of those home care packages.
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