Services for the elderly and disabled are under “enormous strain”,
the Care Minister acknowledged today as he promised extra help for
family members who give up work to look after relatives.
Norman Lamb's pledge follows the disclosure in the Independent that
the crisis in social care is costing the British economy more than £5bn a
year in carers' lost wages and tax contributions as well as benefit
payments.
"The system which has remained underfunded for decades is under enormous strain," he said in an interview with the Independent.
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