In autumn 2022, in the midst of economic turmoil, the UK government had to decide whether to follow through with a long-planned major reform of the crisis-shaken English adult social care sector or delay its implementation, hoping the government’s financial situation would stabilise. With budgets in dire straits, local councils called for a delay, while advocacy groups like Age UK urged immediate action, warning not to kick the decision into the long grass, like successive governments had before them.
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