Long-term social care reform unlikely before 2028 - ministers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Only those with the most complex health needs get social care provided free by the NHS, so most care is paid for by councils.
56% : Social care means help for older or disabled people with day-to-day tasks like washing, dressing, medication and eating.
53% : Melanie Williams, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, agreed that the "timescales are too long".
51% : "The current timetable to report by 2028 is far too long to wait for people who need social care, and their families," said its chief executive, Sarah Woolnough.Councils, which are under huge financial pressure, pay for care services for most people.
46% : In 2010, Labour plans to fund social care were labelled a "death tax"' in that year's election, and Conservative plans were called a "dementia tax" in the 2017 election.
38% : Writing in the Guardian on Friday, Streeting acknowledged Labour "took a lot of flak" for not providing much detail, but added: "I was honest about the reason why - general election campaigns are where plans for social care go to die.

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