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<p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs
and, where eligible, for meeting those needs. Where individuals do not meet the eligibility
threshold, they can get support from their local authorities in making their own arrangements
for care services, as set out in the Care Act 2014.</p><p>We recognise that some people
still experience challenges in accessing the care and support they need, when they
need it. That is why ensuring that people find adult social care fair and accessible
is one of the three main objectives of our 10-year reform vision for adult social
care. To achieve this vision, we are supporting local authorities to address workforce
pressures, drive improvements in their local area, and better streamline their assessment
processes.</p><p>To support this, the Government has made available up to £8.6 billion
in additional funding over the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, to support adult
social care and discharge. This includes up to £1.5 billion of additional grant funding
for adult social care for 2024/25, compared to 2023/24, alongside a 2% increase to
the adult social care precept for local authorities with social care responsibilities,
uptake of which will generate a further £609 million in 2024/25. In addition, the
Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund, worth almost £2 billion over two years,
is designed to support increased adult social care capacity, improve market sustainability,
and enable local authorities to make improvements to adult social care services.</p>
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