Cross-party talks on UK adult social care reform to start next month

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : We will work throughout the commission, and I hope that when the commission reports ahead of the next general election, we can all agree on the direction on social care for the long term.
57% : Wes Streeting said he wanted all parties to "agree on the direction on social care for the long term" and that the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Reform party had all said they would work together on it.
53% : "If implemented, the idea is billed as the biggest shake-up to social care in England in decades, but its parameters will not be defined until the commission reports back.
46% : Describing what he thought it would entail, Streeting said a national care service would be "about national standards - consistent access to higher quality care for older and disabled people everywhere in the country".Asked whether it meant people would not have to sell their homes to pay for their care, Streeting said: "I would certainly like to see people protected from the catastrophic costs of upfront care that see people forced to sell their homes and move out."Since 1997, social care has been the subject of three government commissions, three independent commissions, five white papers and 14 parliamentary committee inquiries.
40% : Streeting said: "I think that would be a fair criticism if we weren't already acting on social care, if we hadn't already done a lot in the first six months, if we weren't announcing further action today, and if we weren't clear about the fact that part one of the Casey commission isn't reporting in 2028 - it's reporting next year, and it will outline what we need to do during this parliament to lay the foundations for a national care service.
36% : Wes Streeting hit back at claims that Casey commission would take too long to act, saying 'it's reporting next year'Cross-party talks over the future of social care will begin next month as the health secretary hit back over criticism that a commission on the issue would take too long to bring about change.

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