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Tory MP's plan to fix social care suggests over 50s pay £300 a year
Damian Green, former Cabinet minister, has put forward his funding reforms for the social care system, which includes a mandatory one per cent National Insurance surcharge for everyone over 50. Source: Care Feeds
Big Ben and 'Babs' army join London Marathon runners raising £3m for dementia
Big Ben and EastEnders co-stars of actress Dame Barbara Windsor (aka ‘Babs’ ) are among the London Marathon runners who collectively raised over £3 million for dementia research. Source: Care Feeds
England is seeing rise in people requesting care but fewer receiving it
There has been a rise in disability among working-age adults and a growth in the number of people aged 65 and over, leading to more people requesting care from their local authority but less people receiving it. Source: Care Feeds
Union warns private sector care workers three times more likely to be on zero hours
Those working for private care companies earn 17 per cent lower than those in the public sector, with four in ten in the private sector leaving their job every year, according to the union GMB. Source: Care Feeds
