Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts

Exclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country’s disability rate, analysis finds

Nearly 100,000 adults have been denied government-funded social care because of a decade’s worth of spending cuts, a Guardian analysis has revealed, as ministers come under mounting pressure to increase funding for the sector.

The analysis, which is based on a study by the Institute for Government (IfG), shows the number of people in England receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country’s disability rate.