With over of 75% of Directors of Adult Social Services telling us they have only partial or no confidence that their budgets will be sufficient to fully meet their statutory duties by 2023/24, and with 1 in 5 English councils at risk of bankruptcy, this silence spells more gloom

Especially for people who draw on social care, carers and the social care workforce. Health Foundation analysis suggests that £8.4bn is needed by 2024/25 to meet future demand, improve access to care and cover the full cost of social care.

With millions of us going without the social care we need to protect our basic dignity, it is time our country’s leaders took robust steps to properly fund social care.

Government has brought adult social care in England ‘to its knees’, MPs say theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Sally Phillips ‘so upset’ after son with Down’s syndrome rejected by trampoline park theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Today, two Government departments are set to appear in court in an attempt to ignore Freedom of Information requests to reveal vital information around funding for adult social care.

Social care in the UK is critically underfunded, and yet the Government are intent on circumventing the transparency necessary to enable good quality decision making on this crucial issue

We are looking forward to attending the hearing at the Information Tribunal today and will be paying close attention to the arguments made by DLUHC and HM Treasury as to why essential information on social care funding cannot be disclosed

Find out more about this case and why it is so important to social care provision on our crowd justice campaign - crowdjustice.com/case/urgent-de…

Civil society are in agreement social care is underfunded by at least £8.5B each year. Government asserts it is adequately funding social care but refuses to publish the maths, despite the Information Commissioner saying disclosure is in the public interest.

We are joining the #ShowUsYouCare campaign and asking all party leaders to promise to prioritise social care in the next Parliament, so we can all get the support we need to live fulfilling lives. Will you add your name? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/150550/pe… #nevermoreneeded

Have you signed the letter yet to urge Party Leaders to Prioritise Social Care? careandsupportalliance.com/50-charities-u…

Do read this report from JUSTICE with a focus on how rights of the individual are too often overlooked when public services are outsourced. Important messages in here for #socialcare commissioners

Citizens’ assemblies could work wonders for Labour and Britain – but only if they’re more than a talking shop theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I worked with the Involve Citizens Assembly on Social Care nearly a decade ago. It made excellent recommendations that were never followed. Couldn’t agree more with this important article

Still no ruling on our landmark court case to reveal social care funding data. We've asked the new govt to change position and disclose asap. Watch CEO Kari Gerstheimer's update for more. #FOIARequest #InformationTribunal #DHSC #HMTreasury #socialcare Wes Maldonado-streeting ICO - Information Commissioner's Office

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Hands up for a more equitable society where everyone gets the social care they need. If you have lived experience of social care or skills to help, could you join us as a Trustee? 👉 #nevermoreneeded #EquitableSociety #SocialCare