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£600m for social care ‘risks being swallowed by wage and employer tax rises’, warn sector leaders

30-10-2024 21:56

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.The £600m for social care announced in today’s Budget risks being swallowed up by wage and employer tax increases, leaving little or nothing to address spending pressures, sector leaders have warned.
Both council and adult care provider bodies sounded the alarm over the impact of next year’s 6.7% rise in the national living wage (NLW) – which will benefit many thousan

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Carers’ earnings limit to rise by £45 a week after allowance scandal

30-10-2024 19:55

Guardian investigation revealed scale of penalties for unwitting breaches of carer’s allowance earnings limitsBudget 2024: key points at a glanceThe earnings limit placed on people who claim government support for taking care of disabled, sick and elderly loved ones will rise by £45 a week, the chancellor has announced, after a six-month Guardian investigation into the carer’s allowance scandal.The changes will enable full-time unpaid carers who provide care for at least 35 hou

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£600m boost for social care next year announced in Budget

30-10-2024 16:09

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Social care services will receive an extra £600m at least in government grant funding next year, chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her Autumn Budget, announced today.
The package was part of a settlement for local authorities in England, which will see their available budgets rise by an estimated 3.2% in real terms in 2025-26, compared with this year.
The government also pledged an

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Transparency data: How much Lifelong Learning Entitlement you could get

30-10-2024 15:06 via gov.uk

Explains how we'll work out your Lifelong Learning Entitlement when you have previously studied and used student finance. This is known as residual entitlement.

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Social workers want CPD requirements scrapped or reduced

30-10-2024 11:19

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Social workers want to either scrap or reduce the continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for renewing registration in England, according to a recent poll.
This follows Social Work England’s announcement it will be reviewing its approach to registration renewal to ensure “the right balance between public protection, public confidence in the profession, and efficien

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