A new report by The King’s Fund has found that access to long-term adult social care varies between local authorities by up to 101 per cent for working-age adults and up to 60 per cent for people over 65.
Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, said: “People who draw on care and support should have confidence they can access the high-quality care and support they need.
“Variation in access to adult social care stems from many factors including levels of affluence or deprivation in the local population, differences in how health care is delivered, and how local care providers operate.
“We need long-term, sustainable reform of the adult social care system built on prevention, where national and local government work together but have clear and distinct responsibilities.
“Local government’s convening powers and cross-party foundation are essential to making adult social care reform work and stick and to give everyone the security, dignity and support we all deserve.”