Adult social care funding pressures

This analysis projects the costs of meeting growing demand for adult social care in England and making some improvements to people’s care up to 2034/35. It estimates the additional funding needed for social care under three scenarios: to meet growing demand for social care and cover rising costs to employers; to meet demand, cover rising costs and improve access to care; and to meet demand, cover rising costs, improve access and boost pay. It concludes that wider changes are needed to improve the care system, including funding reform to provide people with fairer and more generous state protection against care costs.