Claim: There's a £2.5 billion shortfall in social care funding.
Fact-check: A £2.5 billion shortfall in social care funding? - Full Fact
Verdict: the local government association estimates a £2.6 billion gap in funding for adult social care by 2020. other experts agree there's a gap.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sinéad Boultwood
Date published: 2016-12-14T00:00:00