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<p>The Department of Health and Social Care carries out regular exercises to assess
the financial pressures facing adult social care. These assessments account for a
wide range of pressures, such as inflation, National Living Wage increases and demographic
changes. The Department of Health and Social Care continuously works closely with
local authorities and the adult social care sector to understand what the impact of
cost and demand pressures will be on service delivery.</p><p>The Department of Health
and Social Care’s assessment of financial pressures is shared with HM Treasury and
the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and used to inform decisions
on the overall funding available to local government. Since the Spending Review the
Government has made available up to £8.1 billion in additional funding over two years
to support adult social care and discharge, including an additional £570 million announced
in July 2023. This will put the adult social care system on a stronger financial footing
and improve the quality of and access to care.</p><p>As the Department for Education
is responsible for children’s social care, the Department of Health and Social Care
has made no assessment of its funding adequacy.</p>
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