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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

This week we urged the Chancellor to remember the real #FiguresThatMatter in her Budget. Yet, today’s announcement failed to address the huge barriers to care and support, and the serious funding shortfall. Read our full response here: careandsupportalliance.com/response-bud...

Photo of a red briefcase, open, filled with stories, letters and notes from older people, disabled people and unpaid carers. A sign next to it reads 'Chancellor, don't forget the real figures that matter in social care.'

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

In today's #Budget, we want to see: 🪙 Long-term, sustainable funding for social care. 👍 Fair pay & conditions for care staff. 🤝 A guarantee that everyone who needs care and support can get it, wherever they live. #FiguresThatMatter careandsupportalliance.com/red-box-of-s...

Large group of campaigners gather in Westminster holding up signs and a banner that reads 'Don't forget the real figures in social care'

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RNIB Campaigns @rnibcampaigns.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

This week we took a stand. We joined with the @csalliance.bsky.social, delivering a box full of stories from people who use social care, and asked the Chancellor not to forget the real figures that matter in her Budget. #FiguresThatMatter careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...

Representatives from Care and Support Alliance (CSA) member organisations gather at Whitehall with placards and a banner which says "Don't forget the real figures in social care".

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Yesterday we delivered to Downing Street the stories of dozens of people who have drawn on care and support, to remind her of the real people impacted by tomorrow's Budget. Find out about our day in Westminster and read our letter to the Chancellor here: careandsupportalliance.com/red-box-of-s...

CSA campaigners deliver the red box of stories to 11 Downing Street.

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National Care Forum @ncfcareforum.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Yesterday we joined members of @csalliance.bsky.social including our members MHA & delivered a strong message to the #Chancellor, a red box filled filled with stories from older people, disabled people & unpaid carers whose lives all depend on social care & support #AutumnBudget #FiguresThatMatter

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Age UK @age-uk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Millions of people across the country are impacted by every decision not to invest in social care. We joined @csalliance.bsky.social to deliver stories from the people impacted by social care, and asked the Chancellor not to forget the #FiguresThatMatter in her Budget.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📢 Yesterday, we took a stand. Our members delivered a box full of stories from real people impacted by social care to Downing Street, asking the Chancellor not to forget the real #FiguresThatMatter in her Budget. careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...

Photo of a red briefcase, open on a bench, and filled with stories, including a report called 'Portraits of care and support', and various smaller notes telling real people's stories of social care.

Photo of a large group of campaigners standing in Westminster, holding up signs and a banner that says 'Don't forget the real figures in social care'

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National Care Forum @ncfcareforum.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

This week we took a stand. As members of the Care and Support Alliance we delivered a box full of stories from real people impacted by social care, and asked the Chancellor not to forget the real figures that matter in her Budget. #FiguresThatMatter ow.ly/f2WW50XsLGN

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Access Social Care @accesssocialcare.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

As the Chancellor prepares her red budget box, we’re joining the Care and Support Alliance and delivering ours - filled with the voices of people whose lives depend on social care. This Budget must work for all of us. #FiguresThatMatter careandsupportalliance.com/figures-…

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Mencap @mencap.org.uk · 24/11/2025

1/5 📢 Today, we joined the Care and Support Alliance and other charities like Age UK and Carers UK to deliver a symbolic red box of real stories to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves at 11 Downing Street. #SocialCare #FiguresThatMatter

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

💰As the Chancellor prepares her red budget box, we’re delivering ours - filled with the voices of people whose lives depend on social care. This Budget must work for all of us. #FiguresThatMatter careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...

Campaigners from the Care and Support Alliance handing in our red box of stories at Downing Street.

Campaigners from the Care and Support Alliance walking in Westminster with signs and our red box of stories.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Today, we're heading to Downing Street to ask the Chancellor to prioritise social care – so local councils can fund the social care that millions of us need. #FiguresThatMatter #Budget careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...

Image of a receipt showing the ‘Cost of Inaction on Social Care’. Items on the list are: £774 million adult social care overspend this year, 81% of councils can’t balance social care budgets, £6.1 billion funding gap — and growing, Growing demand, shrinking budgets, a system under strain, Carers and councils at breaking point. At the bottom, the total reads ‘Millions left without the right support’. This is circled in red. A red arrow points to handwritten red text that says ‘The real figures that matter’.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Next week, before the Budget, we will deliver a box full of stories to Downing Street. Stories from dozens of real people whose lives will be impacted if social care is neglected in the Chancellor's Budget yet again. #FiguresThatMatter careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Chancellor, as you prepare your Budget, we urge you to remember the people behind the numbers – and to make social care a national priority. #FiguresThatMatter careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...

Red briefcase background with white text that reads: “I want to live my final years comfortably, without the stress of organising care and constantly worrying how I will pay for things. There is so much suffering.” Mary, 87

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National Care Forum @ncfcareforum.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

In the run up to this year’s autumn #Budget, we’re asking the Chancellor to listen to the voices of people whose lives depend on social care. This Budget must work for all of us. #FiguresThatMatter careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...

Red and dark grey background with a red briefcase. Text reads: The real figures that matter this autumn budget: Up to 1.5 million disabled adults eligible for support but not getting it.

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National Care Forum @ncfcareforum.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

As we approach the #Budget, we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter in social care. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding. #FiguresThatMatter careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...

Image of a receipt showing the ‘Cost of Inaction on Social Care’. Items on the list are: ‘2 million over 65s with an unmet care and support need, 5.8 million unpaid carers, Up to 1.5 million disabled adults eligible for support but not getting it, 1.2 million unpaid carers in poverty, and 400,000 in deep poverty, 111,000 vacant posts in adult social care. At the bottom, the total reads ‘Millions left without the right support’. This is circled in red. A red arrow points to handwritten red text that says ‘The real figures that matter’.

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Jeff Smith MP @jeffsmithmp.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I attended #ShowUsYouCare event in parliament where I met my constituent, Jack Hassan, to discuss his experiences living with a disability and the social care services available to him. We talked about the need for flexible social care that supports everyone.

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Association of Mental Health Providers @assocmhp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

It was a pleasure to join @csalliance.bsky.social in Parliament to talk to MPs about how vital good, reliable #SocialCare is. Thank you to all who invited their MP and made sure people living with mental ill-health, service providers, and carers were represented. #ShowUsYouCare tinyurl.com/522v67k9

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Yesterday, thanks to over 2000 campaigners who sent invitations, we welcomed MPs to our #ShowUsYouCare event in Parliament. Our attendees heard about the 3.5 million people unable to get the support they need and how we can work together to change this. (1/5)

Photo of a group of people holding signs that say 'I care!' There is an MP, two working age adults in wheelchairs, and several unpaid carers.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

We are looking forward to welcoming MPs and Lords to our #ShowUsYouCare event this afternoon. Attendees will hear directly from policy experts, people who draw on care and unpaid carers about the state of social care and how to make sure everyone gets the care they need.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

💭Will your MP fight for better social care in parliament? ✉️Invite them to join us and Angela in parliament where they can hear about the importance of good social care and the urgent change needed. #ShowUsYouCare act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...

Image of Angela in a cafe. Quote reads: "Social care helps me in lots of different ways and gives me more independence. My support workers are amazing, but I'm not going out as much as I used to because they are so busy. My sister lives in a care home and I would like to see her more."

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

“We'll continue to press Govt to do more. Social care is struggling now, with millions going without the care and support they need – they cannot be expected to wait and endure the current inadequate system." Read our full response to the #SpendingReview. careandsupportalliance.com/care-and-sup...

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Care and Support Alliance responds to the Spending Review - Care And Support Alliance

On behalf of the Care and Support Alliance, Co-Chair, Jackie O’Sullivan, Executive Director of Strategy and Influence at Mencap, said: "We welcome the Chancellor's commitment that the Government will ...

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

We’re proud to be supporting #CarersWeek! This year’s theme is ‘Caring About Equality’. Join us in saying ‘we care about equality for carers’. Find out more here 👉 www.carersweek.org  @carers-week.bsky.social

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National Care Forum @ncfcareforum.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need. As a member of @csalliance.bsky.social , we’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people directly impacted by social care.

Background image of a working age disabled person in a wheelchair outside. Text reads: 3.5 million people aren’t getting the care and support they need. Will your MP help change this?

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🚨 3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need. We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...

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Invite your MP to 'Show Us You Care'

3.5 million people aren’t getting the social care they need. I’ve just asked my MP to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impac...

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

"It’s great news that the terms of reference have now been published and work has got formally underway. However, we are dismayed that they refer to “recommendations that can be implemented in a phased way over a decade”, suggesting we will not get a fully reformed social care system until 2036."

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DHSC publishes Casey Commission Terms of Reference - Care And Support Alliance

On Friday, DHSC published the long awaited Terms of Reference for Louise Casey's social care commission. In response, the three co-chairs of the Care and Support Alliance; Caroline Abrahams CBE, Chari...

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Latest data shows 53% of the public are ‘very’ or ‘quite’ dissatisfied with social care. Consistent failure to invest in social care makes this unsurprising. The Casey Commission’s recommendations for reform of social care are sorely needed. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

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Public Satisfaction With The NHS And Social Care In 2024 | BSA | The King's Fund

This report explores public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2024. Just 1 in 5 people in 2024 said they were satisfied with the NHS. This is the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since...

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Will you help CSA member Access Social Care in the fight for honest Government communication about social care funding? Take this short survey to help build evidence for The Casey Commission that begins next month. 👉 tally.so/r/m6Mj9A

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

1/5📢 NEW: We’ve updated #SocialCare360 – our ‘360-degree’ review of the adult #SocialCare sector in England. Let’s dig into what the data from 2023/24 can tell us.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Decades of inaction on social care have left many unpaid carers exhausted and struggling. We can’t keep waiting. The government must invest in support for carers.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Our vision for social care is one where all of us can get the support we need, when we need it. Read more: careandsupportalliance.com/about-us/%E2...

Background image of older people exercising together. Text reads: The future we want: There is enough sustainable funding for social care, so we can get the support we need.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

The government commission on social care needs to include immediate and long term plans to address the urgent issues preventing timely access to social care.

Background image of lots of calendar pages. Text reads: 44% of autistic adults wait more than 2 years for care.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

New research from CSA member @mariecurieuk.bsky.social explores the financial and employment impacts of end of life caring. We’re calling for fully funded support for all unpaid carers.

Dark blue background with an image of some stacked coins. Text reads: 15% of unpaid end of life carers are living in poverty.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

New research from CSA member @dementiacarers.bsky.social shows unpaid carers fear what will happen to their loved ones if they aren’t able to continue caring. Govt must fully fund support for carers.

Blue background with image of two people facing away from the camera. One is seated. Text reads: 76% of dementia carers have no arrangements in place for what will happen if they can't continue to care.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The Care and Support Alliance is a coalition of 60+ leading health and care charities campaigning for better social care. Read about the future we want to see for social care: careandsupportalliance.com/about-us/%E2...

Background image of two people hugging and smiling. Text reads: The future we want: We can all get the social care we need, when we need it. It supports us to live the life we want.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Take three minutes to tell @healthwatchengland.bsky.social about health and social care in your area and help make care better for people in your community. #ShareForBetterCare

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

As the Health and Social Care Select Committee continue the inquiry into the cost of inaction on social care, we highlight the huge impact felt in the day to day lives of people and families waiting for the care and support they need.

Grey background with white text that reads: 77% of autistic adults reach crisis point before care and support is provided.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

New report from CSA member @dementiacarers.bsky.social reveals 71% of carers say they do not receive the support they need. Read more 👇

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ADASS @adass.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Our latest survey showed around 80% of councils in England were set to overspend on adult social care by 564mn collectively last year. We need a fully-funded, long-term plan for adult social care so people can live their lives in ways that matter to them. news.sky.com/story/

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'It feels like we don't exist': The human cost of social care cuts

The week before Christmas, one couple received the devastating news their local council was cancelling care and reducing support - with no negotiation.

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Care and Support Alliance @csalliance.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

NEW from CSA member @homecareassn.bsky.social: 83% of homecare providers said their local council had cut the number of care packages since Jan 2022. 81% said councils have cut the number of hours they're willing to fund, so carers spend less time in people's homes. news.sky.com/story/it-fee...

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'It feels like we don't exist': The human cost of social care cuts

The week before Christmas, one couple received the devastating news their local council was cancelling care and reducing support - with no negotiation.

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