Save for your social care costs the way you save for your pension, Jeremy Hunt
People should start saving for their future social care costs in the same way that they save for their pensions, Jeremy Hunt has said. Those in their 20s or 30s
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Consultation: Children’s social care providers – Fees and inspection frequency (DE)
The Department for Education (DE) are seeking views on proposed changes to the fees and frequency of inspections regulations. Specifcally the DE are seeking views on the following proposed
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Government to lift council tax restrictions to plug social care funding gap
Local authorities in England are to be allowed to bring forward council tax increases totalling 6% over the next two years to pay for social care. Ministers have agreed the
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PM vows to tackle social care reform as Corbyn tells her to ‘get a grip’
Theresa May has claimed the Government will not duck the need to reform social care funding after being urged to “get a grip” by Jeremy Corbyn. The Prime Minister vowed
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Care home staff choosing supermarket jobs due to council funding crisis
Care homes are losing staff to Asda because of the funding crisis in the social care sector, a Labour MP has claimed. Kate Green said providers in her Stretford and
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Labour attack over apparent social care funding move towards council tax bills
Labour says it is unfair to “dump” solving the crisis in social care funding onto council tax bills. Shadow care minister Barbara Keeley said allowing local authorities to increase the
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Philip Hammond denies PM intervened to block new funds for social care
Chancellor Philip Hammond has denied the Prime Minister blocked him from announcing new funds for social care in last month’s Autumn Statement. His comment came as town hall chiefs said
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Put ‘third world’ social care system before foreign aid, says Tory peer
Funding for Britain’s “Third World” social care system should be prioritised over the foreign aid budget, a former minister has said. Conservative peer and ex-pensions minister Ros Altmann’s call was
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Downing Street hints at funding boost for social care systems
“Under threat” social care systems in certain areas of England are set to receive a funding boost from the Government, Downing Street has indicated. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured) will
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NHS chief says social care should be ‘front of the queue’ for spare cash
Social care should be “front of the queue” for an injection of cash from the Government, the head of the NHS in England has said. Simon Stevens, chief executive of
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