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The real debate on care funding reform is still to come

August 14, 2012
The real debate on care funding reform is still to come

The government’s recent progress report on care funding reform left the sector bitterly disappointed. Coming more than a year after the Dilnot Commission and at a time when the social care system is stretched to breaking point, huge expectations – and hope – had built up around the report. The government’s announcement that any decision on reform will be delayed until the next spending review met with a scathing response.

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Author: James Lloyd, Strategic Society Centre

Publisher: The Guardian

Tags: ageing | demographic change | fiscal policy | social care | The Guardian

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