The Guardian reports that Ministers are planning to address the earnings cliff-edge in carer's allowance. Good! It's hard to defend the current system. We argued last week that it would be better to have the payment subject to some sort of taper instead. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

100% agree. A carer allowance taper makes total sense.

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Adult social care in England: what next? | Institute for Fiscal Studies

We set out the major challenges facing the adult social care system in England and explore potential future developments for the sector.