County councils have warned that reforms threaten to drive up demand for services, ahead of the latest parliamentary debate on the Care Bill.
Speaking before a provisional sitting in the House of Commons on Thursday, chairman of the County Councils Network (CCN) David Hodge said the £3.46bn Better Care Fund did not alone address the long-term funding pressures.
Cllr Hodge said: ‘These pressures are particularly felt by CCN member councils.
‘Local government continues to inch toward the cliff edge as demand-led pressures rise.
‘CCN members are feeling the pressure first as we have a higher proportion of over-60s, larger geographical areas to service and higher numbers of self-funders to bring into the system, but it’s a sector-wide issue.
‘The Care Bill and other reforms also threaten to drive up demands for services.’
