Doing nothing on social care 'untenable', MPs warn
Summary
Members of Parliament (MPs) from different political groups in the UK have talked about the urgent need for changes in the social care system. They say that inaction is very expensive in both financial and human terms. The government has also created a new group to study the issue.Key Facts
- The Health and Social Care Select Committee, a group of MPs, says not making changes to social care for older and disabled adults is costly and unsustainable.
- The UK government has started a separate group to look at the issue as they acknowledge there is more work to do.
- Currently, the UK spends £32 billion a year on a system that MPs believe is not working well.
- Social care is using up more and more of local councils' money, leaving less for other services.
- The Committee says that spending an extra £1 billion on social care could help create 50,000 jobs across the country.
- For every £1 invested in social care, there would be a £1.75 return to the wider economy, according to the Committee.
- The Committee is urging the government to regularly tell the public about the level of unmet care needs for adults and how much delayed discharges are costing the NHS.
- A new independent commission led by Baroness Louise Casey will create their first report next year and their final report by 2028.
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