Councils raise concerns over social care reforms

Plans to cap the amount of money people in England spend on their social care could be jeopardised by a lack of funding, councils say.

Reforms to the adult social care system will cap the amount some people pay towards their care at £72,000 and allow them to apply for council funding.

But a poll of 152 councils in England found nine in 10 had concerns over the cost of the new scheme.

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