Compulsory charge to fund social care service

It means the rejection of an option including greater involvement for the insurance industry in long term social care, but does mean there is potential for tax increases. The issue is already forming one of the major election battlegrounds, with Conservatives arguing for a personal voluntary contribution system, rather than a compulsory one, and it now looks set to become even more pivotal with this confirmation. Unveiling the plan in its Building the National Care Service white paper, Andy Burnham, secretary of state for Health, confirmed that the most popular option through consulta...