Sunak urges PM to improve social care

Rishi Sunak is allegedly urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to present a clear plan to have a solid plan to cater to the problems in social care before the Treasury agrees to find billions of pounds a year for a partial solution. The chancellor is reportedly not convinced that the cap on care costs will be to enough to “reform adult social care so that every person receives the dignity and se cu rity they deserve”. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics have shown that a quarter of deaths in care homes, 42,341, over the past year were the result of Covid-19. Over all, a fifth more residents died than in a normal year. Criticism has emerged further after the Queen’s Speech failed to clarify how and when the care workers will be given their due. According to The Times, offering care to all who need it and improving its quality as well as cap ping coats is likely to cost £10 billion a year.