Burnham doesn't rule out tax rises to fix social care
Summary
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to fix the long-standing problems in adult social care in England. He did not rule out raising taxes to help pay for a new national care service that will improve pay and training for care workers and work more closely with the NHS.Key Facts
- Andy Burnham plans to create a new national care service in England.
- The plan includes better pay and training for care workers.
- Burnham wants the care system to work closely with the NHS.
- A review of social care by Baroness Casey will be published next summer, earlier than planned.
- Burnham is open to tax increases but said some changes could be done with current funds.
- He is speaking from personal experience, caring for his father who has Alzheimer’s.
- Burnham has started talks with Liberal Democrats and Conservatives to find agreement on reforms.
- Social care in England is not free like the NHS; people with savings above £23,250 often pay for their care.
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