Delay to social care reforms will âfail more families every dayâ Health of thousands of vulnerable people in England and Wales at risk, despite Johnsonâs promise to fix crisis Adult social care services in England have lost £8bn from social care budgets over the past decade. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Adult social care services in England have lost £8bn from social care budgets over the past decade. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Mon 10 May 2021 13.46 EDT Last modified on Tue 11 May 2021 00.12 EDT Campaigners and thinktanks have said a failure to announce significant new social care reforms in the Queenâs speech will âfail more families every dayâ and put the health and wellbeing of thousands of vulnerable people at risk.