Independent care providers say the government’s planned increases will push many to the brink
- A day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis – Politics Weekly UK
The adult social care sector could collapse “in a matter of months” when the government’s rise in national insurance contributions (NICs) and the national living wage (NLW) comes in from April, providers have warned.
Thousands of elderly and vulnerable adults rely on social care services that are often supplied on behalf of local authorities by independent providers.
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