Improvements to Older People's Social Services

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:31 pm on 4 December 2018.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 1:31, 4 December 2018

The Member makes a very important point. And that is why, next year, local authorities' social care services will receive an additional £50 million—£20 million of that as part of the local government revenue support grant, and the remaining £30 million as a specific grant from the health and social services budget. Specifically, as well, we've looked at digital inclusion issues around older people, and we've announced a £6 million programme specifically to look at healthcare service needs to ensure that we do get better digital skills amongst older people, as there is definitely a role to play for digitally enabled citizenry in that regard.