HoC Briefing Paper looks at forthcoming Social Care Green Paper

The House of Commons Library have prepared a briefing paper on the expected policy recommendations in the fothcoming Social Care Green Paper.

The Green Paper was announced in March 2017, but has been increasingly delayed.

While focusing on changes to how social care is funded, and increasing integration of health and social care policies, the Green Paper is expected to include policy recommendations on the role of housing within social care.

The Government has said that “housing will be a crucial part of considerations for reform of care and support”, adding “we intend to set out proposals for existing, new, and specialised housing, to ensure people can live in a ‘safe and suitable’ home, for as long as possible”. The former Health and Social Care Secretary said that the Green Paper will have a “significant chapter on housing”.