Migrant care workers already in the UK will remain eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after five years under announced reforms. The change comes as ministers press ahead with wider plans to overhaul the UK’s settlement system, including extending the standard route to permanent residency from five years to Read the full article…
A new report has found that 95% of councils cannot track the number of local people with young-onset dementia (YOD). The report, A Hidden Population, from Care England and Dementia Forward warns there may be up to 100,000 working-age people with dementia across England, which is 40,000 more people than Read the full article…
Awarding organisation and education charity NCFE has established the Health and Social Care Skills Collective to tackle workforce challenges. These ongoing workforce pressures include recruitment and retention challenges, changing skill needs and evolving models of care. The collective comes amid wider calls across the care sector for a more sustainable Read the full article…
Leading voices in adult social care have issued their response to the Autumn Budget and its implications for the sector. Chancellor John Healey’s Budget contained relatively few direct references to adult social care, with much of the emphasis placed on future reform rather than immediate investment. A key announcement was Read the full article…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its latest annual State of Care report, revealing a social care market in flux. Meanwhile, CQC reports persistent inequalities across the whole health and care system mean people’s experience of care is fractured and heavily dependent on where they live and who they Read the full article…
Module 6 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has been published, examining the impact of the pandemic on the adult social care sector. The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Hallett, concluded that, in the early stages of the pandemic, not enough was done to protect people in care settings Read the full article…
A new report from the Homecare Association has found that the state-funded homecare funding gap has widened to £2.3bn. This comes as councils across England continue to purchase homecare at rates far below the cost of delivering safe, regulated and legally compliant care. The report, Fee Rates for State-Funded Homecare Read the full article…
A new policy paper published by the Care Association Alliance (CAA) suggests that careers in care could help to reduce youth unemployment. The number of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) passed one million in January to March 2026 for the first time since 2013. It Read the full article…
Skills for Care has published the findings of its latest annual State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report. According to Skills for Care, this year’s report has identified the combination of employment and development factors most strongly associated with retaining care workers. The report found Read the full article…
The King’s Fund, an independent charity, has published new analysis that reveals wide local variations in access to long-term care. The analysis highlights how the proportion of people accessing long-term social care varies substantially even between similar local authorities, with some areas supporting up to twice as many people per Read the full article…
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