Overspending is not only "driven by an ageing population with increasingly complex care needs, rising inflationary pressures& growing children’s social care demand...pushing many councils to the brink of bankruptcy" Financialisation, private equity & pure extraction keep getting left out of equation
theguardian.com
Sixteen English councils spend more than 80% of core funding on social care
Councils collectively spent record 71.9% of core spending on adult and children’s care last year, analysis shows
