Must spend money on crumbling care system

In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, the alliance tells of an “urgent and deepening crisis” affecting some of the most vulnerable people.

It appeals to the Government to overhaul the system and commit extra money to it. The plea comes days after council leaders warned that the cost of paying for social care was threatening to swallow funds for other important services.

The Care and Support Alliance, which includes charities and support groups working with the elderly and disabled, is increasing pressure on the Government to commit to a new system of funding care.

The Government is finalising a White Paper on how care services could work more closely with the NHS.

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