Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of the 112,000 vacancies in the social care workforce he estimates to fill using the £500 million funding announced on 7 September 2021.
A specific estimate has not been made. Our investment will deliver new qualifications, progression pathways and wellbeing and mental health support. We will also introduce further reforms to improve recruitment and support for our social care workforce. We will set out more detail in the forthcoming white paper.