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Social Care Reform

Why now? On 3 October, a government update gave details of care home fees under the new National Care Service, which Andy Burnham's social care plans are tied to.

3reports in 14 days
4sources
5days active

In 30 seconds

  • Government update on care home fees under the new National Care Service (3 Oct)
  • BBC asked on 30 Sept if changing the pension triple lock could pay for Burnham's social care plan
  • Guardian cartoon on 30 Sept referred to Burnham's pledge to overhaul social care

Since this morning

  1. Andy Burnham government update on care home fees under new National Care Service

Catch me up

In 20 seconds
  1. 30 Sept: BBC Politics asked whether changing the pension triple lock could pay for Burnham's big social care plan.
  2. 30 Sept: The Guardian UK published a Ben Jennings cartoon on Burnham's pledge to overhaul social care.
  3. 3 Oct: The government revealed fee details for care homes under the National Care Service, per Birmingham Live.

Where things stand

The fee details for the National Care Service were published on 3 October, and the coverage so far is limited to a few reports.

The stories behind it

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Government reveals National Care Service fee details Detected · 1 report · 1 source · latest 45 min ago
Burnham proposes pension change for social care Background · 2 reports · 2 sources · latest 2 days ago

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