Fewer and fewer people are eligible for public funding for their social care needs. Even among those that receive local authority financial support, our research shows that unmet need is a massive issue. And it’s only going to get worse.
The public aren’t ready for what might happen to them as they get older.
Fewer than three in ten are preparing financially for the social care services they might need in the future. There’s confusion and uncertainty about whose responsibility it is to pay for social care, with an assumption that one is already paying through their tax and national insurance. Half think that social care services are free at the point of need. And as doesn’t need repeating here, demand will continue to rise for some time. Demography is destiny.
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This think piece refers to data in the UK Data Collection:
British Social Attitudes Survey