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Care in places: inequalities in local authority adult social care spending power
- Authors:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK, HOLDEN Dan
- Publishers:
- International Longevity Centre UK, Salvation Army
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, commissioned by the Salvation Army, explores local level inequalities in adult social care. It focuses on how the current system of devolved funding arrangement works in practice and considers the extent to which it is an effective way of matching funding to need for care at a local level. It shows that the main ways local authorities fund adult social care is through a mixture of money taken from business rates, council tax and money provided by central Government. It highlights significant inequalities in local authorities’ capacity to fund the social care their older residents need. Key finding show that county councils tend to be in a worse position than unitary authorities in terms of their ability to fund the social care their residents need; and that smaller, post-industrial towns and cities fare worse in terms of their ability to spend on social care than larger urban centres. It highlights the need to look at the mechanisms for funding care at the local level as part of the debate on the future of social care. (Edited publisher abstract)
The state of the nation's housing: an ICL-UK factpack
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on an analysis of statistics and data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and the English Housing Survey, this report looks at housing market in the context of an ageing population. It aims help future planning through the development of a better understanding of the current state of UK housing and anticipating the drivers of change. The report presents figures on the current housing market, with differences in supply and demand; looks at the quality of UK housing, including levels of overcrowding and under-occupancy; and at the future forecast of housing to meet population needs. The report highlights the increasing numbers of older people who will require housing adaptations in the future. It also finds a lack of specialist retirement and extra care homes in England, and estimates a gap of 160,000 homes by 2030 based on current trends. The report then sets out five priorities to ensure that the housing market in England will be fit for the future: investment in the housing needs of older people; greater planning by central government to meet local needs; supporting future affordability and suitability of rented accommodation; ensuring enough homes have effective home adaptations; and new purpose-built housing stock to meet the needs of an older population. (Edited publisher abstract)