This Dods Monitoring briefing examines how the pandemic has shone a light on the weaknesses in the adult social care system. It sets out how services are commissioned through local authorities and how the financial pressures on councils have impacted the provision of care. It also looks at some of the possible options for reforms, and lists the funding the Government has provided in recent years to paper over the cracks, in lieu of long-term reform. And it concludes with a look at possible funding options for how to raise the funds to support reform of the system.