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£907 million funding gap for London Councils projected within five years
New analysis has revealed that there is a projected £907 million funding gap in London Council budgets by 2018 due to social care pressures. Indeed Brent’s own projections show that there is a £45...
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Brent’s graph of doom
The graph below looks quite complicated but is the result of some sophisticated modelling in studying adult social care pressures in Brent. It looks at the impact on Brent Council’s budget because of...
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Major Brent Adult Social Care Survey under way!
Brent Council is embarking on a major engagement exercise with people who use our care services. We will be contacting a random selection of 1,500 Adult Social Care users and asking them to complete a...
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London Social Care Leaders warn Osborne about dangers of further cuts to...
I have united with Labour social care leads across London to warn the Chancellor George Osborne about the consequences of further cuts to Council budgets. In a joint letter to the Treasury, we have...
View ArticleMoney for social care is not ‘extra’ money
The Government’s announcement in yesterday’s Budget of ‘extra’ money for social care is complete smoke and mirrors and fails to address the issues of chronic underfunding of social care. In Brent, the...
View ArticleTory Social Care proposals could have devastating consequences for families...
The Conservative Party’s “reckless” manifesto pledge could have devastating consequences for families in Brent. Sir Andrew Dilnot, a leading national expert who provided an independent report to the...
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