Health and Social Care Levy to raise billions for NHS and social care

Health and Social Care Levy to raise billions for NHS and social care From Wednesday 6 April, the Health and Social Care Levy will come into effect and begin to raise billions to help tackle the Covid backlogs and reform the adult social care system.

Over the next three years, a record £39 billion will be invested in the health and social care system to ensure it has the long-term resource it needs to provide world-class care, while delivering the biggest catch up programme in the NHS’ history. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• £500 million to develop the adult social care workforce Department of Health and Social Care
• National Insurance rise starts to hit pay packets BBC News
• National Insurance: Sajid Javid defends tax hike choice for NHS funding BBC News
• Boris Johnson defends ‘necessary and fair’ National Insurance rise The Daily Telegraph
• Boris Johnson defends tax hike as national insurance rise comes into force The Independent
• When will National Insurance increase? Date the tax is rising and what it means for how much you will pay iNews
• Health and social care levy ‘will help clear NHS backlog’ ministers promise  iNews
• National insurance rise: How will it work and what will it mean for you? Sky News