Budget changes will leave disabled and elderly without care as providers go under, experts warn

Rachel Reeves’ Budget measures will devastate care providers, leaving vulnerable disabled and elderly people without care next year, healthcare experts are warning.

The disastrous scenario could also bankrupt local authorities, care providers say.

The rise in employers’ national insurance in April, together with increases in the minimum wage and national living wage, will threaten the future of care companies, according to the Homecare Association, a membership body for care providers.

The association says that if care providers fold, the UK risks widespread failure of care provision, which could “leave people without care, overwhelm family carers and cripple NHS services”.

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Source: The Independent, 15 December 2024