HfT, the learning disabilities charity and Care England have published their annual Sector Pulse Check: A snapshot of the key financial and workforce challenges in 2024.
The report presents an assessment of the current financial and workforce challenges in adult social care from the perspective of care providers. An independent national survey of 206 small, medium, and large social care providers, representing 128,000 people, provided the findings.
The Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) conducted the research before the Chancellor’s 2024 Autumn Budget. However, to cope with financial pressures, findings from the report found that two-thirds of providers had already sought internal efficiently savings and three in ten closed parts of their organisation or handed back contracts.
The report identifies two major policy recommendations to ensure the sector’s long-term sustainability and to address workforce challenges:
- Commit to a credible, multi-year funding settlement for the adult social care sector when the Spending Review concludes in the of Summer 2025.
- Create a fully-funded roadmap toward parity between care workers and workers in the NHS.
For the full report, executive summary and easy-read version, click here.
