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<p>The Spending Review provided councils with access to over £1bn of new spending
power to fund social care in 21/22. This includes £300m of new grant funding for social
care and is on top of maintaining £3.5bn of existing social care grants.</p><p> </p><p>In
addition, we expect to provide councils with over £3bn to help manage the impact of
COVID-19 across their services, including in social care.</p><p> </p><p>This will
support local authorities to maintain care services while keeping up with rising demand
and recovering from the impact of COVID-19.</p>
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