It is now 700 days since the Tories promised a Green Paper to reform social care funding. Some 626,701 have had requests for social care refused by their council, and 7,240 have run through life savings to pay for their own care. State funding for social care has fallen 27% since 2010, leaving 400,000 fewer people receiving it. (Image: Mirror)The Green Paper has been delayed repeatedly but is now due this year. The Department of Health and Social Care said: “We are committed to ensuring everyone has access to the care and support they need.”

Source: Daily Mirror February 06, 2019 00:01 UTC