HSEU News: Joseph Rowntree Foundation report calls for end to social care charging

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report on social care charging, which calls on the Scottish Government and CoSLA to work together on a policy objective, scope and timeline for removing non-residential care charges, for example for housing support services. 

Other recommendations include the implementation of a more consistent and fair approach to financial assessment by improving the capture of disability-related costs, increasing Minimum Income thresholds, levelling up to the best practice, ensuring greater transparency, developing a clear plan to scale up social care provision, and sufficiently funding the social care system.  

The Coalition of Care and Support Providers engaged with Joseph Rowntree Foundation researchers during the development of the report and organised a discussion with care providers.