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RESPONSE: Cllr Adrian Hardman responded to the concerns FOLLOWING criticism of its plans to not increase domiciliary care funding across the county, Worcestershire County Council has defended its support for carers. Cllr Adrian Hardman, cabinet member for adult social care, was speaking after a letter from Crossroads Worcestershire attacked the council for its proposed 0 per cent increase to domiciliary care funding. He said: The County Council has fully supported Adult Social Care providers during the difficult Covid pandemic, providing as much support as possible including one-off funding grands and supplies of PPE. We wrote to Adult Social Care providers, including all domiciliary care providers, at the start of January as part of a consultation into proposed fees for the 2021/2 financial year, included in the Council’s draft budget. ....