“We welcome the Chancellor’s commitment that the Government will ‘back the Fair Pay Agreement’ and as an Alliance we will hold her to her word, when the time comes – which will not be until 2027 we believe.

 

“We also welcome the additional £4+ billion pledged for adult social care by 2028/9, when Baroness Casey’s Commission is due. However, until we are able to scrutinise the detail it is unclear just how generous this really is, given ever increasing pressures on social care costs and growing numbers of older and disabled people in our society.”

 

“Our biggest take-away from this Spending Review is that while there is some promise of increased resources for social care – though just how much remains to be seen – they will not materialise for several years.  

 

“The CSA will continue to press the Government to do more. The reality is that social care is struggling now, with literally millions of people going without enough or any of the care and support they need every day – they cannot be expected to wait and endure the current inadequate system of underfunded services. “

The Care and Support Alliance is hosting an event in Parliament on 3 July 2025 called Show Us You Care. On the day, Care and Support Alliance members will bring policy experts and people directly impacted by social care to speak to MPs about what can and needs to be done to support older people, disabled people of working age, unpaid carers and care professionals between now and the publishing of Baroness Casey’s recommendations.