The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned the government that people using personal budgets to fund their social care need more support and greater protection from provider failures.
However the Local Government Association (LGA) said the market will be able to support people should their care provider go bust in a similar manner to that of Southern Cross. David Rogers, chair of the community wellbeing board at the LGA, was unable to identify what measures had been put in place to protect vulnerable people should it happen again. When asked by BBC Radio 4's Today programme what support was available to people in that situation, Rogers said: "Clearly we're referring to Southern Cross and that's been exceptionally well managed by a combination of local and national ...
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