MPs Call for Social Care Premium to fund personal care for all The Housing, Communities and Local Government and Health and Social Care Committees' joint report calls for a sustainable funding solution for adult social care.
The report calls for the introduction of a ‘Social Care Premium’, either as an additional element of National Insurance or with the premium paid into dedicated not-for-profit social insurance fund that people would be confident could only be used for social care.
To ensure fairness between the generations, the premium should only be paid by those aged over 40 and extended to those over the age of 65, with the money being held in an independent, dedicated and audited fund to help gain public trust and acceptance for the measure.
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The report calls for the introduction of a ‘Social Care Premium’, either as an additional element of National Insurance or with the premium paid into dedicated not-for-profit social insurance fund that people would be confident could only be used for social care.
To ensure fairness between the generations, the premium should only be paid by those aged over 40 and extended to those over the age of 65, with the money being held in an independent, dedicated and audited fund to help gain public trust and acceptance for the measure.
See also:
- Tax over-40s for old age care, say MPs BBC News
- MPs calls for over-40s to pay a ‘social care premium’ The Daily Mail
- Over 40s should pay new tax to fund creaking social care, MPs say The Independent
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