ADASS responds to local government finance settlement

In response to the provisional local government finance settlement, Jess McGregor, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, said: 

“While it is good to see a three-year funding settlement, which will help councils plan and deliver services more effectively, today’s announcement does not provide any additional funding for adult social care above what has already been announced in the Spending Review. This funding will only be enough to meeting existing pressures at best.

“As transitional arrangements begin following the recent Fair Funding Review, it remains clear that simply redistributing already insufficient resources will not do enough.

“Whilst we await the outcome of the Casey Commission to provide the direction of travel for fundamental reform of adult social care, this government can take immediate and incremental steps to halt the deterioration of care. This includes short-term investment in the workforce and supporting the digitisation of adult social care.”