private care packages
Lewisham Council is currently discussing proposals to address a significant budget gap in adult social care and health services, a sector that includes privately funded care packages.
Lewisham Council's Healthier Communities Select Committee met in November 2026 to discuss proposals for addressing a projected £65 million budget gap in adult social care and health services. The council's medium-term financial strategy forecasts a need for £64.469 million in savings between 2027/28 and 2030/31 across these services.
This budget challenge for adult social care and health services, which encompasses services providing care and support to individuals in their own homes funded privately rather than by the state, was reviewed by the committee on November 3, 2026.
Key facts
- Lewisham Council's Healthier Communities Select Committee met on November 3, 2026, to discuss savings proposals for adult social care and health services. Source
- Lewisham Council faces a projected £65 million budget gap over the next four years. Source
- The council's medium-term financial strategy forecasts a need for £64.469 million in savings between 2027/28 and 2030/31. Source
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