Rishi Sunak told to fix social care NOW after four years of 'wild goose hunting'

Today, on former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fourth anniversary, charities say millions of elderly and vulnerable Britons are still struggling to access the care they need

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Rishi Sunak has been urged to finally deliver on Tory promises to fix social care after four years of 'wild goose hunting'.

In his first speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson pledged to 'solve the social care crisis once and for all', and the 2019 Conservative manifesto said that 'no one in need of care should have to sell their house to pay'.

But the Care and Support Alliance said promises to resolve the crisis had been repeatedly dropped.

Today, on the fourth anniversary of Mr Johnson's enlistment, charities say millions of elderly and vulnerable Britons are still struggling to access the care they need.

Instead, funding for welfare staff has been cut.

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A plan to cap childcare costs at £86,000 has been postponed until October 2025 by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

The Health Care and Social Services Tax, which was due to bring in £13billion a year, was also scrapped, with the government insisting the money would come from general taxation.

Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director of Age UK and Co-Chair of CSA, said: "Since Boris Johnson pledged to fix social care four years ago, we have all been on a wild goose chase as one government policy after another has been announced with fanfare, only to be shelved, watered down or abandoned.

“The transformational change in care delivery that older people need and have been promised has yet to materialize.

"The Prime Minister stood for election on the 2019 Tory manifesto and says he wants to abide by it, so he must keep his word."

A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: "We are fully committed to our 10-year vision for adult social care reform, and have recently released our Next Steps plan to put people at the heart of care - establishing or...