Our vision

We believe a brighter future for social care is possible. One where people drawing on and working in social care are at the heart of decision-making.

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What we stand for

We want to see a social care system that is vibrant, engaging and enables people to contribute fully to their local communities. But as providers of public services, we see first-hand the barriers to people living “gloriously ordinary lives”. 

We want to change that.

We’re calling on all political parties to consider social care not as a problem they don’t want to fix, but as a solution for people to live bigger and better lives. 

This requires mindful action. 

Policymakers, commissioners and providers of social care need to champion this social care vision and create a commissioning environment where it can be sustained.

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What we do

Supported living – We ensure everyone we support lives somewhere that feels like home, where they are safe and in control. We enable people to direct their own support to live a “gloriously ordinary life” with independence, connection, and well-being at its heart.

Person-centred commissioning – We champion a shift from ‘time and task’ models and lowest hourly rates to commissioning that is outcomes-focused and co-produced with the people who use our support. Alongside the Social Care Future movement, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) and others, we intend to explore how we can collectively develop local and flexible outcome-focused commissioning practice.

Recognition for our workforce – We call for better pay and a clear, standardised career pathway for the social care workforce, supporting recruitment, retention and consistent, high-quality support for those who rely on it.

We also promote positive risk-taking, share learning, and shift power towards people and invest in our communities and neighbourhoods, so these assets can be part of the solution.

Our vision for social care

We believe these levers will help achieve the vision set out by Social Care Future:

Introduce fair pay, terms and conditions for social care workers.

Recognising and rewarding our incredible social care workforce is key to unlocking the future vision for social care.

Create a national framework for outcomes-based commissioning.

Making better use of existing funding to take creative approaches to commissioning with a focus on self-directed support.

Build a welfare system that truly supports disabled people into work.

Protecting Personal Independence Payments and strengthening the specialised employment support by not-for-profit social care providers.

Develop accessible and inclusive housing plans at a local level.

Improving planning and standards so that disabled people have more choice and access to accessible homes.

Statutory inclusion of representatives from the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).

Ensuring that the voice of those who draw on care and support and those who provide care and support services are included in ICB decision-making.

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