Social Care Is In Crisis: We Need A National Care Service
Our social care system is in crisis and women are bearing the brunt.
Consultation Response
Submission to the Lords Select Committee (October 2018)
The Lords Select Economic Affairs Committee is investigating the social care system in England, focusing on the funding challenges and how they can overcome.
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, 9 October 2018. Visit the Lords Select Committee website to submit your contribution.
Our social care system is in crisis and women are bearing the brunt.
This report is based on a year-long inquiry into the state of care for older people in England.
Latest ONS figures reveal that over a quarter of working-age women are economically inactive, compared to less than a fifth of men.
Social Care is devolved to national governments and this briefing focuses on social provision in England.