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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Butler Social policy editor

MPs warn social care needs substantial investment to fix ‘broken’ system

Baroness Louise Casey answering question from the London Assembly police and crime committee at City Hall in east London
Louise Casey has been tasked with launching a new independent commission into adult social care. Photograph: James Manning/PA

A cross-party group of MPs has warned attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed to overhaul a “broken” system that was failing millions of people.

Reform of social care was typically seen by governments as a “burden” on the taxpayer, and a “drain on resources” rather than a positive boost to people’s lives, the NHS and the economy, said the health and social care select committee.

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