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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Home care providers in England fear collapse over unpaid invoices

Residents enjoy an activities session at a care home in Redcar and Cleveland.
There are 152,000 social care vacancies in England, figures show. Photograph: Stuart Boulton/Alamy

Dozens of home care companies in England fear collapse because invoices are going unpaid by councils and the NHS.

Hundreds of millions of pounds in unpaid bills are threatening parts of a care industry already stretched by a recruitment crisis and rising wages, according to research by the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM).

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