Philip Hammond pledged another £2 billion for social care in his March budget, but the strain is still being felt Jack Taylor/Getty ImagesMany elderly and vulnerable people who receive care in their own homes are having levels of support cut because of funding pressures, despite ministers’ injection of extra money, social workers say. Cuts include reducing home calls from 45 to 30 minutes, withdrawing help to wash at home or prepare hot meals and fewer visits to help them use the lavatory, according to a report. Home care is also being more tightly defined in many areas, with local authorities refusing to pay for activities to help people go out and focusing on physical needs, it said. The reports of squeezed budgets come despite the announcement by Philip Hammond, the chancellor, in March of an additional £2 billion over three years for adult social care.

Source: The Times September 20, 2017 01:41 UTC