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Information for the adult social care sector.
We support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer. DHSC is a ministerial department, supported by 23 agencies and public bodies .
Apply for a needs assessment by social services through your local council - support, home care help, disability equipment, day centres, care homes
Guidance on how Ofsted regulates social care providers.
Find out about residential and nursing care homes, paying for care homes and how to choose a care home.
Social work students to receive targeted financial support, under plans set out in a consultation launched by the government today (6 February 2026).
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
An explanatory note on the method used to calculate the overall national amount of additional funding available for adult social care over the multi-year Local Government Settlement.
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) was a non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in the United Kingdom which was the regulator of social workers and social work students in England.
Guidance on the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
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