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Cuts to adult social services in Norfolk are going to get worse

Norfolk is facing a “significant challenge” because an ageing population is heaping pressure on social services at a time when the money to tackle the problem is shrinking, council bosses have warned.

Bosses at Norfolk County Council said the number of people contacting the council with a social care need has soared from 34,200 to 64,000 in the past five years – and is only going to increase.

And union leaders have warned that, following the problems revealed in Norfolk County Council’s children’s services department, further cuts in budgets will mean cracks could next appear in services for vulnerable adults.

Pressures on unpaid carers as care cap system excludes all but a few.

Care cap becoming ‘irrelevant’ as ‘crisis-mode’ system excludes all but a few, report finds

The number of elderly people receiving help with their care has dropped by a fifth in just four years as cash-strapped councils have begun “rationing” support only to those at “crisis-point”, a report by a leading think-tank shows.

 

The report calls for a major overhaul of how funding is allocated

By , Social Affairs Editor 12:01AM BST 21 May 2013

A total of 231,000 fewer elderly people are receiving help with their care than four years ago despite a surge in the numbers reaching old age.

The report welcomes the reforms being implement in the wake of the landmark Dilnot Commission to prevent people being forced to sell their homes.

Carers hit out as lifeline support service is cut by 75 per cent

WEST NORFOLK: Carers hit out as lifeline is cut

 

Carers say they are saved from depression by a “lifeline” support service which is losing 75 per cent of its funding.

West Norfolk Mind is looking at ways to maintain its carers support service after Norfolk County Council is slashing its budget.

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) called for carers to be routinely screened for the signs of depression last week.

The charity has seen funding for the carers service go from £60,000 to £15,000. It supports 70 people who are caring for relatives with mental health issues.

Chief executive Eddie West-Burnham is calling on the county to take note of the RCGP’s comments.

He said: “For some carers, our service means everything. Some say they would not be able to carry on without the support.