The UK government announced on Friday that it will relax immigration rules on care workers to tackle acute staff shortages in the social care sector. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it will make temporary changes to the health and care visa to make social care workers, care assistants, and home care…
UK to Relax Immigration Rules for Care Workers Amid Staff Shortages
Warning of Bumper Council Tax Rises to Meet UK Government Promises
Council tax in Britain may need to rise by up to 5 percent a year for the next three years to keep services running and pay for social care reforms, an influential think tank has warned. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that under current government spending plans, a rise of at least 3.6…
Labour ‘Will Not Support Rise in National Insurance to Pay for Social Care’ in the UK
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told the Prime Minister his party will oppose plans to increase national insurance to fund social care. In a letter to Boris Johnson, who is set to reveal his plans to fix the crumbling social care system in the Commons on Tuesday, Starmer said Labour supported tax increases to…
Prime Minister Under Growing Pressure Not to Impose National Insurance Hike
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under growing pressure from within his own party not to impose a manifesto-breaking national insurance hike to pay for social care. Former Prime Minister Sir John Major on Saturday joined the Conservatives warning against the widely-expected move targeting workers and employers by arguing it is “regressive.” Instead he called for…
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