Care and Support Alliance
@csalliance.bsky.social
The Care and Support Alliance: 60+ leading UK charities campaigning alongside the millions of older people, disabled people and their carers who deserve decent care.
Next week, before the Budget, we will deliver a box full of stories to Downing Street. Stories from dozens of real people whose lives will be impacted if social care is neglected in the Chancellor's Budget yet again.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Next week, before the Budget, we will deliver a box full of stories to Downing Street. Stories from dozens of real people whose lives will be impacted if social care is neglected in the Chancellor's Budget yet again.
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Chancellor, as you prepare your Budget, we urge you to remember the people behind the numbers – and to make social care a national priority.
#FiguresThatMatter
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#FiguresThatMatter
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November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Chancellor, as you prepare your Budget, we urge you to remember the people behind the numbers – and to make social care a national priority.
#FiguresThatMatter
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#FiguresThatMatter
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As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
In the run up to this year’s autumn #Budget, we’re asking the Chancellor to listen to the voices of people whose lives depend on social care.
This Budget must work for all of us.
#FiguresThatMatter
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This Budget must work for all of us.
#FiguresThatMatter
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November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
In the run up to this year’s autumn #Budget, we’re asking the Chancellor to listen to the voices of people whose lives depend on social care.
This Budget must work for all of us.
#FiguresThatMatter
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This Budget must work for all of us.
#FiguresThatMatter
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As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
As we approach the #Budget, we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter in social care.
Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding.
#FiguresThatMatter
careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...
Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding.
#FiguresThatMatter
careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As we approach the #Budget, we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter in social care.
Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding.
#FiguresThatMatter
careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...
Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding.
#FiguresThatMatter
careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that...
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I attended #ShowUsYouCare event in parliament where I met my constituent, Jack Hassan, to discuss his experiences living with a disability and the social care services available to him. We talked about the need for flexible social care that supports everyone.
July 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I attended #ShowUsYouCare event in parliament where I met my constituent, Jack Hassan, to discuss his experiences living with a disability and the social care services available to him. We talked about the need for flexible social care that supports everyone.
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It was a pleasure to join @csalliance.bsky.social in Parliament to talk to MPs about how vital good, reliable #SocialCare is. Thank you to all who invited their MP and made sure people living with mental ill-health, service providers, and carers were represented. #ShowUsYouCare
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July 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It was a pleasure to join @csalliance.bsky.social in Parliament to talk to MPs about how vital good, reliable #SocialCare is. Thank you to all who invited their MP and made sure people living with mental ill-health, service providers, and carers were represented. #ShowUsYouCare
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Yesterday, thanks to over 2000 campaigners who sent invitations, we welcomed MPs to our #ShowUsYouCare event in Parliament. Our attendees heard about the 3.5 million people unable to get the support they need and how we can work together to change this. (1/5)
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Yesterday, thanks to over 2000 campaigners who sent invitations, we welcomed MPs to our #ShowUsYouCare event in Parliament. Our attendees heard about the 3.5 million people unable to get the support they need and how we can work together to change this. (1/5)
We are looking forward to welcoming MPs and Lords to our #ShowUsYouCare event this afternoon.
Attendees will hear directly from policy experts, people who draw on care and unpaid carers about the state of social care and how to make sure everyone gets the care they need.
Attendees will hear directly from policy experts, people who draw on care and unpaid carers about the state of social care and how to make sure everyone gets the care they need.
July 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
We are looking forward to welcoming MPs and Lords to our #ShowUsYouCare event this afternoon.
Attendees will hear directly from policy experts, people who draw on care and unpaid carers about the state of social care and how to make sure everyone gets the care they need.
Attendees will hear directly from policy experts, people who draw on care and unpaid carers about the state of social care and how to make sure everyone gets the care they need.
💭Will your MP fight for better social care in parliament?
✉️Invite them to join us and Angela in parliament where they can hear about the importance of good social care and the urgent change needed. #ShowUsYouCare
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✉️Invite them to join us and Angela in parliament where they can hear about the importance of good social care and the urgent change needed. #ShowUsYouCare
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June 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
💭Will your MP fight for better social care in parliament?
✉️Invite them to join us and Angela in parliament where they can hear about the importance of good social care and the urgent change needed. #ShowUsYouCare
act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...
✉️Invite them to join us and Angela in parliament where they can hear about the importance of good social care and the urgent change needed. #ShowUsYouCare
act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...
New analysis reveals nearly 100,000 adults in England have been denied state-funded social care due to a decade’s worth of spending cuts.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... (1/2)
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... (1/2)
Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts
Exclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country’s disability rate, analysis finds
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June 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New analysis reveals nearly 100,000 adults in England have been denied state-funded social care due to a decade’s worth of spending cuts.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... (1/2)
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... (1/2)
“We'll continue to press Govt to do more. Social care is struggling now, with millions going without the care and support they need – they cannot be expected to wait and endure the current inadequate system."
Read our full response to the #SpendingReview.
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Read our full response to the #SpendingReview.
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Care and Support Alliance responds to the Spending Review - Care And Support Alliance
On behalf of the Care and Support Alliance, Co-Chair, Jackie O’Sullivan, Executive Director of Strategy and Influence at Mencap, said: "We welcome the Chancellor's commitment that the Government will ...
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June 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“We'll continue to press Govt to do more. Social care is struggling now, with millions going without the care and support they need – they cannot be expected to wait and endure the current inadequate system."
Read our full response to the #SpendingReview.
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Read our full response to the #SpendingReview.
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We’re proud to be supporting #CarersWeek! This year’s theme is ‘Caring About Equality’.
Join us in saying ‘we care about equality for carers’.
Find out more here 👉 www.carersweek.org @carers-week.bsky.social
Join us in saying ‘we care about equality for carers’.
Find out more here 👉 www.carersweek.org @carers-week.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We’re proud to be supporting #CarersWeek! This year’s theme is ‘Caring About Equality’.
Join us in saying ‘we care about equality for carers’.
Find out more here 👉 www.carersweek.org @carers-week.bsky.social
Join us in saying ‘we care about equality for carers’.
Find out more here 👉 www.carersweek.org @carers-week.bsky.social
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3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need. As a member of @csalliance.bsky.social , we’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people directly impacted by social care.
June 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need. As a member of @csalliance.bsky.social , we’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people directly impacted by social care.
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We're joining the @csalliance.bsky.social in Parliament on 3rd July to speak to MPs about how we can work together to shape the future of social care. Make sure your MP is there #ShowUsYouCare
🚨 3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need.
We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...
We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...
Invite your MP to 'Show Us You Care'
3.5 million people aren’t getting the social care they need. I’ve just asked my MP to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impac...
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June 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We're joining the @csalliance.bsky.social in Parliament on 3rd July to speak to MPs about how we can work together to shape the future of social care. Make sure your MP is there #ShowUsYouCare
🚨 3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need.
We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...
We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...
Invite your MP to 'Show Us You Care'
3.5 million people aren’t getting the social care they need. I’ve just asked my MP to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impac...
act.careandsupportalliance.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨 3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need.
We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...
We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...
"It’s great news that the terms of reference have now been published and work has got formally underway. However, we are dismayed that they refer to “recommendations that can be implemented in a phased way over a decade”, suggesting we will not get a fully reformed social care system until 2036."
DHSC publishes Casey Commission Terms of Reference - Care And Support Alliance
On Friday, DHSC published the long awaited Terms of Reference for Louise Casey's social care commission. In response, the three co-chairs of the Care and Support Alliance; Caroline Abrahams CBE, Chari...
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May 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"It’s great news that the terms of reference have now been published and work has got formally underway. However, we are dismayed that they refer to “recommendations that can be implemented in a phased way over a decade”, suggesting we will not get a fully reformed social care system until 2036."
CSA members warn Govt of strain on social care as national insurance hike kicks in. @ncfcareforum.bsky.social
Jane Townson @homecareassn.bsky.social says we will see “harm to individuals; greater burdens on unpaid carers; and more pressure on NHS services”
www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/04/07/p...
Jane Townson @homecareassn.bsky.social says we will see “harm to individuals; greater burdens on unpaid carers; and more pressure on NHS services”
www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/04/07/p...
Providers warn of harm to people with needs and strain on carers as national insurance hike kicks in - Community Care
Some care services will close due to fee rises not covering increased costs, on back of national insurance rise, says Homecare Association
www.communitycare.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
CSA members warn Govt of strain on social care as national insurance hike kicks in. @ncfcareforum.bsky.social
Jane Townson @homecareassn.bsky.social says we will see “harm to individuals; greater burdens on unpaid carers; and more pressure on NHS services”
www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/04/07/p...
Jane Townson @homecareassn.bsky.social says we will see “harm to individuals; greater burdens on unpaid carers; and more pressure on NHS services”
www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/04/07/p...
Latest data shows 53% of the public are ‘very’ or ‘quite’ dissatisfied with social care.
Consistent failure to invest in social care makes this unsurprising. The Casey Commission’s recommendations for reform of social care are sorely needed.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Consistent failure to invest in social care makes this unsurprising. The Casey Commission’s recommendations for reform of social care are sorely needed.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Public Satisfaction With The NHS And Social Care In 2024 | BSA | The King's Fund
This report explores public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2024. Just 1 in 5 people in 2024 said they were satisfied with the NHS. This is the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since...
www.kingsfund.org.uk
April 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Latest data shows 53% of the public are ‘very’ or ‘quite’ dissatisfied with social care.
Consistent failure to invest in social care makes this unsurprising. The Casey Commission’s recommendations for reform of social care are sorely needed.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Consistent failure to invest in social care makes this unsurprising. The Casey Commission’s recommendations for reform of social care are sorely needed.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social: Spending NHS resources “more effectively though social care” will be better for patients and deliver better value for taxpayers #NHS10yearplan
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Panorama - Fixing the NHS: What Will It Take?
Alison Holt speaks to the doctors, researchers and frontline staff transforming their parts of the NHS to deliver better care.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social: Spending NHS resources “more effectively though social care” will be better for patients and deliver better value for taxpayers #NHS10yearplan
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www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Will you help CSA member Access Social Care in the fight for honest Government communication about social care funding?
Take this short survey to help build evidence for The Casey Commission that begins next month.
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Take this short survey to help build evidence for The Casey Commission that begins next month.
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Access Social Care survey
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March 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Will you help CSA member Access Social Care in the fight for honest Government communication about social care funding?
Take this short survey to help build evidence for The Casey Commission that begins next month.
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Take this short survey to help build evidence for The Casey Commission that begins next month.
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1/5📢 NEW: We’ve updated #SocialCare360 – our ‘360-degree’ review of the adult #SocialCare sector in England. Let’s dig into what the data from 2023/24 can tell us.
March 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
1/5📢 NEW: We’ve updated #SocialCare360 – our ‘360-degree’ review of the adult #SocialCare sector in England. Let’s dig into what the data from 2023/24 can tell us.
Decades of inaction on social care have left many unpaid carers exhausted and struggling.
We can’t keep waiting. The government must invest in support for carers.
We can’t keep waiting. The government must invest in support for carers.
March 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Decades of inaction on social care have left many unpaid carers exhausted and struggling.
We can’t keep waiting. The government must invest in support for carers.
We can’t keep waiting. The government must invest in support for carers.