Category Archives: Adult Social Care

Cabinet to discuss revised savings proposals

THE details of how to make the savings necessary to address a significant funding gap will be discussed by council leaders next week.

East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet will meet on Tuesday, February 25 to consider changes to 10 of the 11 original proposals following public consultation and detailed financial appraisals based on final funding agreements. Continue reading

Protect people in care in East Sussex by scrapping cost increase, government is urged

THE government is being urged to help protect vulnerable people in East Sussex by halting extra costs on care providers.

East Sussex County Council and East Sussex Partners in Care (ESPiC), an alliance of care providers, have joined forces to call for an urgent change to measures in the October budget which would reduce the money available for social care in the county by millions of pounds.

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