Access Social Care’s 2025 State of the Nation Report reveals a sharp 45.6% rise in safeguarding concerns during Labour’s first year in government, highlighting continued pressure on an overstretched social care system.
While there have been some positive signs, including fewer people on waiting lists and a dip in staff vacancies, the sector continues to face workforce shortages, local inequalities, and underfunding that hasn’t kept pace with rising need.
