Depending on where they live, people may have to pay more in council tax because of the growing financial cost of adult social care, the pressures of which may worsen after Essex's county council ...

People may have to pay more in council tax due to the rising financial cost of adult social care. The pressures may worsen after Essex County Council is disbanded and new, smaller unitary councils ...

Essex County Council has said it “welcomes” a decision to scrap a cap on adult social care planned for 2025 - a decision described by the architect of reforms as an example of social care ...

Whoever takes over Kent County Council (KCC) after the election on May 1, one of the most pressing issues to be addressed is that of adult social care. With an ageing population and advancements ...

Essex County Council has been criticised for failing to properly care for a 75-year-old woman who took her own life while struggling to care for her elderly husband. Linda Sitch died on November ...

East Sussex council ... County Council’s cabinet agreed to move ahead with 11 savings proposals, which are expected to collectively cut £3.994 million from the authority’s adult social care ...

The county council spent 28% of its budget on adult social care in 2022-23, according to the report. The authority spent £487m on the service, with about 14,545 people accessing long-term support ...

The Care Quality Commission has told Kent County Council its adult social care provision needs to improve Adult social care provision in Kent needs to improve, a watchdog has said. In a report ...

More than £180,000 of adult social care debt has been written off by Cambridgeshire County Council after it said it would not be able to get the money back. The debts related to four cases where ...

A watchdog has rated Middlesbrough Council's adult social care as 'requires improvement ... and areas that are good." At that time, County Durham was the only authority in the North East to ...

The Care Quality Commission has told Kent County Council its adult social care provision needs to improve. Bob Dale. BBC News, South East. Published. 16 May 2025. Adult social care provision in ...