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Engage: Social care reform – Lifetime cap on costs may only partially protect assets

By Jonquil Lowe, The Open University8th September 2021Engage

The costs of care in old age can be scarily high and difficult to plan for, particularly if it becomes necessary to move into a care home. It’s estimated that

Councils report 300,000 waiting for social care assessments in England – up 26% in three months

By Jemma Crew, Reporter8th September 2021News England

The number of people waiting for social care services has risen by a quarter in three months amid a crisis of rising demand for care at home, staff shortages and

Carer who spent £65,000 refitting home after husband’s stroke criticises social reform plans

By Gemma Bradley, Reporter7th September 2021News England

A carer who spent £65,000 refitting their home after her husband’s stroke has claimed that people are being “grossly deceived” by the Government’s social care reform plans. Prime Minister Boris

Essex man faces losing home to pay for care as Government support comes too late

By Stephen Jones, Reporter7th September 2021News England

An Essex man who has just entered a care home faces losing his life savings and his property because new Government support will come too late to help him. David

Engage: Social care reform – Why Boris Johnson’s plan won’t fix the crisis – expert view

By Catherine Needham, The University of Birmingham7th September 2021Engage

Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for a £12 billion-a-year tax rise from April 2022, to fund social care reform in England and to tackle the NHS’s COVID-induced backlog of cases.

Social care funding ‘nowhere near enough’ and ‘huge opportunity missed’ – sector leaders react

By Jemma Crew, Reporter7th September 2021News England

Social care funding pledged by the Government for the next three years is “nowhere near enough”, sector leaders have said. Some £5.3 billion will go towards social care between 2022-23

PM accused of introducing new ‘poll tax’ on Scottish workers to pay for social care reforms

By Richard Wheeler and Martina Bet, Reporters7th September 2021News Scotland

Boris Johnson is forcing Scottish workers to pay for social care reforms in England via his own “poll tax”, the SNP has claimed. The Prime Minister told MPs the proposed

PM confirms breaking manifesto pledge with £12bn a year tax raid to pay for health and social care

By David Hughes and Gavin Cordon, Reporters7th September 2021News England

Boris Johnson broke an election promise as he announced a £12 billion a year tax raid to address the funding crisis in health and social care. The Prime Minister insisted

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

Home Secretary announces inquiry into how Rudakubana ‘came to be so dangerous’

Southport killer Rudakubana referred to anti-extremism programme before attack

Pair who took own lives in Polmont ‘given death sentence’, families’ lawyer says

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