Carers UK has backed up a recent report that calls for a new consensus on social care.

The report - which came from the House of Commons Health Committee – said social care was too important for "political point scoring".

Imelda Redmond, chief executive of the charity, said there was powerful support for the report.

She added: "Carers UK has long argued that social care must become a wider economic and social issue, beyond care for our disabled and elderly."

There will be fewer people with jobs in social care unless the system meets the needs of families and this could mean "dire consequences" for the economy and public services.

This news comes after the Counsel and Care charity recently announced the need for the care system to be "radically reformed" and include fairer funding, which could see an increase in jobs in social work.

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The housing management services offered by one east Midlands organisation have been praised.

In an inspection of the work carried out by those with housing jobs at Daventry and District Housing Association, the Audit Commission highlighted the group for its efforts in keeping estates and homes well maintained.

Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour on the community and giving tenants the chance to have their say on the services they receive were also commended.

The report added the services provided by the housing association are accessible to residents, with the organisation given a rating of two stars from a possible three.

"Daventry and District Housing Association has done well in areas that matter most to tenants, such as the condition of their homes. This has led to improvements in overall satisfaction," Ann Bennett, lead housing inspector for the Audit Commission in the east Midlands, states.

Earlier this month, the commission reported that Birmingham-based Midland Heart Housing Association has "excellent" prospects for making improvements to its services.

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A programme has been devised by two charities to try to ensure fewer women from London enter prison.

Depaul UK and women@thewell – a youth homelessness group and women’’s organisation respectively – have been helped out by the Ministry of Justice in creating the service with a £240,000 grant, Community Newswire reported.

If the programme is successful it could assist females in finding jobs in housing or forging careers in social work and care.

The service is aiming to support around 140 women aged between 18 and 30 who reside in the Islington and Camden areas of the capital.

Andrew McKnight, regional manager at Depaul UK, said the campaign for disadvantaged females was "much-needed".

He added: "The rise in the female prison population is truly alarming and we look forward to demonstrating the benefits of prevention and diversion through intensive and integrated community support."

The Counsel and Care charity recently called for the care system to "be radically reformed" and funding to be fairer.

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There is a consensus that the care system "must be radically reformed", according to the Counsel and Care charity.

The organisation called for the funding in social care to be "fair, simple and sustainable", which could see an increase in jobs in social work, Community Newswire reported.

Stephen Burke, the charity’’s chief executive, said there is also a view that social care is underfunded and anyone needing it – the elderly or the population in the future – deserves a better service.

He added: "There is no question that a new care system must make better use of existing resources and provide better support for older people and family carers to help themselves."

Changes in the system could see more jobs in social care created but Mr Burke warned everyone would have to pay for care in the future.

The Department of Health recently announced more than 28,000 people had registered an interest in jobs in social care since the beginning of February.

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More than 28,000 people have registered an interest in jobs in social care since the beginning of February, the Department of Health (DH) announced today (March 9th).

Care services minister, Phil Hope, said it is "brilliant news" that there are so many people considering social care careers because there are thousands of vacancies for social care jobs.

He added: "Not only does it give people the chance to make a real difference to someone else’’s life, it also offers great opportunities for career progression."

The DH and the Department for Work and Pensions have joined forces to introduce the Care First Careers scheme to try to create an extra 50,000 jobs in social care for people aged between 18 and 24, who have not been in employment in the last six months or more.

This news comes after a TV advertising campaign to encourage people to enter social care careers was launched last month.

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