All news on the topic: Social Care

Andy Burnham’s father Roy has died, with the Prime Minister cancelling his meetings today and tomorrow, Downing Street has said.

The booming illegal children’s homes industry in England has been revealed for the first time, setting out the sheer scale of this shadow industry and the amount of public money being poured into it.

Andy Burnham has refused to rule out tax rises in his first budget as the Prime Minister warned he "won’t be unrealistic" about the state of Britain’s finances.

Yvette Cooper admits Labour has “not done government very well” in the last couple of years, and accused Keir Starmer’s No 10 of sidelining her during the launch of a key immigration policy when she was home secretary.

Nurses across England are collapsing at work and even suffering seizures as they are forced to care for patients in extreme heat, The Royal College of Nursing has said.

With its neat garden and tightly closed blinds, the small terraced house on the windswept north-west peninsula of the Wirral looks unremarkable.

Jeremy Clarkson has caused a stir by suggesting that benefits claimants should write a "thank you" letter to taxpayers each week, and if they don’t, they could lose their payments.

Andy Burnham has refused to rule out levying a death tax to fund free social care for the elderly.

Southern homeowners could be made to pay higher property taxes under possible new reforms made by Andy Burnham.

A man who was fined £1,000 for fly-tipping after leaving cardboard next to a recycling bin has vowed to fight on after having the penalty reduced.

Andy Burnham says he will speak up for all parts of the UK in his first speech after being named Labour leader.

Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman are among individuals being sued in an attempt to recover some of the millions owed to the government by his collapsed company, PPE Medpro.

Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.

Documents in the Spending Review suggest that council tax is projected to increase by 5% annually to fund local services.

Resolution Foundation report states that failure to reform has ‘gradually brought back the problems that dismantled the poll tax’.

The week before Christmas, one couple received the devastating news their local council was cancelling care and reducing support - with no negotiation.

Study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profit

Want a rewarding job where you help people live life to the full? A job in adult social care could be right for you

Over a quarter are held back from making a change by a lack of confidence - with 12% believing they will never be able to start something new

Tories told to 'grasp the nettle' and pay social care workers a decent wage as the latest crackdown on migration sparks fears of a new recruitment crisis in the sector

Home Secretary James Cleverly today unveiled a shake-up of migration rules, with a crackdown on social care workers bringing family and curbs on students' dependants

Almost a quarter of a million people are waiting to have their social care needs assessed - prompting calls for Jeremy Hunt to tackle the crisis in next week's Autumn Statement

Some cash meant to be targeted at the overhaul of crisis-hit social care has been spent elsewhere, according to the Whitehall spending watchdog, the National Audit Office

A petition will be delivered to Downing Street, calling on the Government to boost wages for carers - tackling the chronic crisis gripping the sector and easing pressure on the NHS