Well put Annette. As a CQSW Social Worker who recalls the pre Thatcher privatisation of care homes , when local authorities were responsible for Care Homes and the Home Help Services, there was regular and monitored training of (usually retained) staff.

All changed with the so-called Community Care Act. Enter people having to sell their homes to pay for basic care – mostly unregulated due to Thatcher’s introduction of the Care Quality Commission, taking over the inspection from Social Services Thirty two years later, it’s just been agreed what Social workers said then, that the CQQ is not fit for purpose!. Enter so-called Bed blocking, as private care homes ‘Cherry pick’ those residents who will be the cheapest to provide for. Vulnerability vs Profit…..

I myself have lifelong medical condition/disability. I don’t require intense help, but do require some support or point of contact, especially as I live alone and I have no family or support network. I am at times vulnerable. When I have asked for help it has been practically non existent or I am told my issues are not severe enough. At times I feel insulted. I have worked most of my life, have paid my taxes andmy Council Tax.

Labour already seem to be letting ‘Us’ down on a lot of things.

This is a slap in the face for millions who rely on social care to live in their communities!!! It also send out a clear message of the little regard government has for social care and a lack of understanding of its importance to a functioning society.

Not true Anna. Did Labour even mention either Adult or Children’s Social Care in their budget? No, as to them we don’t exist or even matter. The NHS, Police, and even Teachers were told they would see increases in their numbers, but no mention of Social or Care Work by Labour. Why? The wealthy ruling elites of Labour and Tories (who are actually liberals and not conservatives if we want to talk straight here) don’t give a damn about Social Worker’s as they are wealthy, don’t need to use the services, but will probably need a Teacher, Police, or the NHS (if they don’t want to go private) somewhere down the line. As somebody who was born in the UK from a minority immigrant hardworking family, this just sucks, as we got into social (and care) work to help people, yet we are lowly paid, not recognised, and there is no overtime system for us, unlike the NHS and Police who are given overtime. It always the hardworking caring professionals who nobody cares about. Kier Starmer should be ashamed of himself – he wants to tax everybody else, but not Politicians who are paid generously, and also have a very well paid pension for life.

Hi Caroline,
Thanks for that.
The source is a ministerial statement to Parliament given by Stephen Kinnock on 30 July.
It’s linked to in the article (in the second paragraph) but here it is: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-07-30/hcws50
Thanks,
Mithran

So they’re not really cuts are they, rather a scrapping of Tory proposals and promises (which would have failed to materialise anyway).
Labour are taking over quite a mess and a fair few silly proposals from the Tory’s and I am not surprised they are having to renege on some. At least they’re up front about it rather than just lying like Boris would have.