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This report aims to reveal the regional impact on local authorities as a result of the government’s adult social care reforms, concluding that the costs of these proposals could be significantly underestimated. It estimates that the costs of reforms in the nine years from when they are introduced to 2032 could be a minimum of £10bn higher than currently estimated and could create a further workforce crisis in social care, with over 5,000 extra staff projected to be required to carry out extra care and financial assessments for those seeking to benefit from the reforms.