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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

C of E leaders call for tax rises to fund NHS-style social care system

The archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell (left), and the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
The archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell (left), and the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. Photograph: Justin Tallis/PA

England’s most senior church leaders want tax rises to fund a new NHS-style universal social care system that could cost an extra £15bn a year.

In a challenge to the government to overhaul support for 1 million elderly and disabled people, the archbishops of Canterbury and York have called for a “national care covenant” with a stronger role for the state and citizens delivering more care.

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