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Council is concerned that the government’s Adult Social Care charging reforms are potentially hugely underfunded which will put implementation at risk as well as adding to existing pressures.

The UK wide health and social care levy will raise £36 billion over the next three years but only £5.4 billion is ring-fenced for social care reforms in England.

The implication of underfunding these reforms is to put even greater pressure on unpaid carers – including young carers – to increase waiting times for assessments and further delays in the provision of care.

Oxfordshire is one of six ‘trailblazing’ Councils in England who are implementing the reforms earlier than the rest of the country and this Council needs assurances from government that when the outcomes from the ‘trailblazing’ Councils are known that government funds the reforms in line with these costs.

Consequently, this Council calls on the Leader to write to the Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and Levelling Up and Communities to request assurances of future funding in line with the aforementioned additional cost burden.

The motion was carried by 27 votes to 7

Councillor Brad Baines moved and Councillor Mark Cherry seconded the following motion:-

“Council is concerned that the government’s Adult Social Care charging reforms are potentially hugely underfunded which will put implementation at risk as well as adding to existing pressures.

The UK wide health and social care levy will raise £36 billion over the next three years but only £5.4 billion is ring-fenced for social care reforms in England.

The implication of underfunding these reforms is to put even greater pressure on unpaid carers – including young carers – to increase waiting times for assessments and further delays in the provision of care.

Oxfordshire is one of six ‘trailblazing’ Councils in England who are implementing the reforms earlier than the rest of the country and this Council needs assurances from government that when the outcomes from the ‘trailblazing’ Councils are known that government funds the reforms in line with these costs.

Consequently, this Council calls on the Leader to write to the Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and Levelling Up and Communities to request assurances of future funding in line with the aforementioned additional cost burden.”

Following debate the motion was put to the vote and carried by 27 votes to 7.

RESOLVED (27 votes to 7):-

Council is concerned that the government’s Adult Social Care charging reforms are potentially hugely underfunded which will put implementation at risk as well as adding to existing pressures.

The UK wide health and social care levy will raise £36 billion over the next three years but only £5.4 billion is ring-fenced for social care reforms in England.

The implication of underfunding these reforms is to put even greater pressure on unpaid carers – including young carers – to increase waiting times for assessments and further delays in the provision of care.

Oxfordshire is one of six ‘trailblazing’ Councils in England who are implementing the reforms earlier than the rest of the country and this Council needs assurances from government that when the outcomes from the ‘trailblazing’ Councils are known that government funds the reforms in line with these costs.

Consequently, this Council calls on the Leader to write to the Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and Levelling Up and Communities to request assurances of future funding in line with the aforementioned additional cost burden.”

The motion was carried by 27 votes to 7

Council is concerned that the government’s Adult Social Care charging reforms are potentially hugely underfunded which will put implementation at risk as well as adding to existing pressures.

The UK wide health and social care levy will raise £36 billion over the next three years but only £5.4 billion is ring-fenced for social care reforms in England.

The implication of underfunding these reforms is to put even greater pressure on unpaid carers – including young carers – to increase waiting times for assessments and further delays in the provision of care.

Oxfordshire is one of six ‘trailblazing’ Councils in England who are implementing the reforms earlier than the rest of the country and this Council needs assurances from government that when the outcomes from the ‘trailblazing’ Councils are known that government funds the reforms in line with these costs.

Consequently, this Council calls on the Leader to write to the Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and Levelling Up and Communities to request assurances of future funding in line with the aforementioned additional cost burden.