Peers call for NHS-style free social care system and an extra £8bn to tackle funding crisis

Peers call for NHS-style free social care system and an extra £8bn to tackle funding crisis  Peers call for NHS-style free social care system and an extra £8bn to tackle funding crisis. The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has challenged the two Tory leadership candidates to create an NHS-style free service in response to rapidly rising demand in social care.

Peers including former Conservative and Labour chancellors have called for an immediate £8bn investment in social care, to tackle the “national scandal” which left 1.4 million older people with unmet care needs last year.
The report suggests introducing free personal care in an NHS-style format which, despite likely proving more expensive than alternatives, will reduce demand for residential care and health care and encourage people to seek home care earlier. National Health Executive