In December 2021 the government published a white paper People at the Heart of Care, that outlined a 10-year vision for adult social care. To support with this, the government implemented the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund. The fund was announced on 16 December 2021.
The primary purpose of the fund is to support local authorities to prepare their markets for reform, and to support local authorities to move towards paying providers a fair cost of care.
More information about the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund can be found here: Market sustainability and fair cost of care fund 2022 to 2023: guidance.
As a condition of receiving funding from the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund, local authorities were required to carry out a Fair Cost of Care Exercise with their 65+ care home and 18+ home care market and publish a ‘cost of care’ report.
The following reports can be downloaded at the bottom of this page:
Annex B: Cost of Care Report Homecare 18+ (Stoke on Trent City Council)
Annex B: Cost of Care Report 65+ Care Homes (Stoke on Trent City Council)