Councils Say Fold Housing Into Social Care Green Paper

England’s largest councils call for housing to be featured prominently in government’s social care green paper. With elderly households in rural areas set to rise at ‘unprecedented’ levels over the next two decades, county leaders are calling on government to ensure that the paper encourages planning reforms to address the dearth of retirement and supported housing in the country. A new report from the County Councils Network (CCN) – Sustainable Social Care: A Green Paper that Delivers a New Deal for Counties – sets out the network’s policy positions on adult social care ahead of the government social care green paper, and argues that housing must form a focal part of the solution to the social care crisis. Read more on 24housing.

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