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<p>All councils have statutory duties to look after the vulnerable, elderly and disabled
people in their area.</p><p> </p><p>By passing the Care Act 2014, the Government established
a national threshold that defines the care needs that local authorities must meet.
This eliminates the postcode lottery of eligibility across England.</p><p> </p><p>In
2017/18 local authorities in England advised over 500,000 people on how to access
services to meet their care needs. This includes services provided by leisure, housing,
transport and care providers as well as voluntary groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
has given councils access to around £10 billion more adult social care funding from
2017-18 to 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>As people live longer than ever before we need to
ensure the social care system is sustainable in the longer term. This is why the Government
has committed to publishing a Green Paper at the earliest opportunity setting out
its proposals for reform.</p>
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