Distribute fund at speed, and develop a sustainable People Plan - CPA response to Workforce Capacity Fund

29 January 2021

Responding to the new Workforce Capacity Fund, Kathy Roberts, chair of the Care Provider Alliance said:

“The Care Provider Alliance has been instrumental in calling on the government for this extra £120 million funding to address the workforce capacity issues that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Social care providers have been under intense pressure to manage workforce capacity issues and this new funding must be distributed at speed to support providers to manage the very real staff shortages and challenges they face.

 “There were significant staff shortages in social care pre-COVID, with over 112,000 vacancies reported by Skills for Care. We must not lose sight of the need for a longer-term solution for the sector. The government must develop a sustainable People Plan that ensures pay and conditions of care workers are not only attractive to compete with the likes of the supermarket chains, but that there is a clear strategy to address the workforce issues and a career pathway for people who work in social care.”

Note to Editors§

The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) brings together the 10 main national associations, which represent independent and voluntary adult social care providers in England.  We work to represent the sector and ensure a coordinated response to the major issues that affect it.

The CPA brings together the ten national associations, which represent private, voluntary and community sector providers. We speak for the whole of the adult social care sector including care homes, home care services, Shared Lives schemes and retirement communities.

CPA members cover almost 10,000 organisations, employ over 600,000 staff and support an estimated 1 million people.

For more information on the Care Provider Alliance visit our website

Media contact: Care Provider Alliance, info@careprovideralliance.org.uk