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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

Social care postcode lottery revealed: Study lays bare huge disparity in access in different areas

England is facing a social care “postcode lottery” with a huge variation in the number of people who access social care depending on where they live, a new study has found.

A difference of thousands has been found in the number of people who accessed publicly funded long-term social care depending on the council that funds their care, according to a study by think tank The King’s Fund.

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