The need for reform and a sustainable funding settlement for social care has never been more urgent, with local government and NHS finances under significant pressure and demand for services increasing as the population ages. The government must move quickly to bring together its response to the Dilnot report and the Law Commission’s review of adult social care law into a single wide-ranging plan for the reform of social care funding and delivery. There should be no further delay in honouring its pledge to publish a White Paper this spring followed by legislation at the earliest opportunity.