Jeremy Hunt dashes hopes of early reform of social care funding system

The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has dashed hopes of any early reform of the social care funding system by declaring the costs unaffordable.

Although he told the Conservative party conference on Tuesday that the government would introduce a cap on individual care costs "as soon as we are able", the minister said later that the £1.7bn bill for the scheme proposed by the Dilnot commission could not be met.

Addressing a conference fringe meeting, Hunt said: "How can we reduce that £1.7bn cost? That is the most important question on this."

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