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The future for adult social care services in England "looks bleak", a think tank has warned.
Chancellor George Osborne announced measures in his Spending Review that would lead to a rise in care budgets.
But the International Longevity Centre said that would only "paper the cracks" and suggested more than 1.8m people are not receiving the help they need.
A government spokesman said local authorities have access to an extra £3.5bn to provide more care.
In last month's spending review, Mr Osborne said he was protecting social care budgets by allowing local authorities to raise council tax by 2% and increasing the amount of money available for the Better Care Fund, a joint pot of money used by councils and the NHS to support care services.
The report by ILC-UK suggested that data from 326 councils indicated that the areas with the highest concentration of elderly people would be the least able to raise extra funds.
It said there was an ageing growing population - with the number of over-80s rising by 800,000 in the last decade.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35079455
It really hacks me off when the govt. keep bleating on about how strong our economy is yet they ignore the fact that things like this are happening
Chancellor George Osborne announced measures in his Spending Review that would lead to a rise in care budgets.
But the International Longevity Centre said that would only "paper the cracks" and suggested more than 1.8m people are not receiving the help they need.
A government spokesman said local authorities have access to an extra £3.5bn to provide more care.
In last month's spending review, Mr Osborne said he was protecting social care budgets by allowing local authorities to raise council tax by 2% and increasing the amount of money available for the Better Care Fund, a joint pot of money used by councils and the NHS to support care services.
The report by ILC-UK suggested that data from 326 councils indicated that the areas with the highest concentration of elderly people would be the least able to raise extra funds.
It said there was an ageing growing population - with the number of over-80s rising by 800,000 in the last decade.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35079455
It really hacks me off when the govt. keep bleating on about how strong our economy is yet they ignore the fact that things like this are happening