
In this episode we dig into the new announcement on social care funding, what it means, whether it will work and how it will affect people's care.
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For decades, social care has been in need of reform.
Last week, the Prime Minister announced an extra tax to fund social care in England, and help the NHS recover after the pandemic, and changes to the way the social care system works.
In this episode, featuring Natasha Curry, Deputy Director of Policy at the Nuffield Trust, and Ben Zaranko, IFS economist, we dig into the new announcement, what it means, whether it will work and how it will affect people's care.
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Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Participants

Associate Director
Ben joined the IFS in 2017 and works across a range of areas, including UK fiscal policy and the productivity of the health and social care system.

Deputy Director of Policy Nuffield Trust
Podcast details
- DOI
- 10.1920/pd.ifs.2024.0092
- Publisher
- IFS
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