NAO warns of lack of resources for Care Act demands

The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that local authorities may not have enough resources to respond if demand for care services exceeds expectations. While the financial watchdog found that 99% of councils were confident that they would be able to carry out the Care Act reforms from April 2015, it said the predicted increase in demand for assessment and services, at a time when local authority provision has been falling, will cost £2.5bn to carry out the first phase of reforms.