Statement from Solace on the Budget 2017

Jo Miller, President of Solace and Chief Executive of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, says:

We welcome today’s much needed cash injection for social care which will provide some relief to many local authorities. We now look forward to continuing to work with Government, as well as colleagues across the sector, to find a sustainable, long term plan for social care.

Paul Najsarek, Solace Spokesperson for Community Wellbeing and Chief Executive of the London Borough of Ealing, says:

We welcome the clear recognition from the Chancellor today that the funding crisis in social care requires a long term solution as well as the more short term measures we have seen in recent years. 

Continued investment in a more devolved, place-based system, focused on prevention, community services and integration is still key, and local government remains committed to this work.