Delay cap on care costs, council heads urge government

The government must delay the implementation of its social care reforms to avoid making services worse, council heads have warned.
The Local Government Association has written to health and social care secretary Steve Barclay urging a six-month delay – to April 2024 – to the introduction of the cap on care costs, more generous means-test for care and arrangements enabling self-funders to access care at council rates.
It also called for ministers to delay by at least 12 months the rei