Social care funding

London Councils’ Fair Funding and Health & Adult Services teams work jointly on all financial aspects of health and social care policy. Together  they ensure that local authorities receive their fair share of resources to look after the most vulnerable adults.

Introduction

Social care is one the largest spend areas for local authorities. Local authorities are facing the challenge of delivering high quality services at a time of financial challenge and growing demand pressures. London local authorities spend approximately 33 per cent of their budget – or £2bn on adult social care services. With London’s population predicated to reach 8.83 million by 2031, research suggests that London’s spending on adult social care could increase by as much as £460m by 2016/17. 

London Councils’ work on social care funding includes:

• Acting on behalf of the local authorities in London to highlight the specific needs of these authorities as they fulfil their statutory responsibilities to provide adult social care.
• Working with others to raise awareness about the particular adult social care challenges present in London.
• Supporting London local authorities by providing London focussed briefings and analysis.
• Organising pan-London meetings to give local authorities an opportunity to share best practice and to contribute to the development of finance policy issues.

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