In 2017, Theresa May in effect blew up her own election campaign by attempting to tackle the question of social care. The taxing question was about how we meet the rising cost of supporting an increasingly elderly population. Her focus was on the bill for providing residential care for those who needed support in day… Continue reading Pensions, social care and an honest election conversation about the future
Tag: National Insurance
Making things harder than they need to be
Yesterday I spent a few hours attempting to sort out my National Insurance (NI) payments. NI is usually paid, like tax as a percentage of your salary to the Government and used to cover things like the State Pension and for some other benefits. If you are not in paid employment, you can make voluntary… Continue reading Making things harder than they need to be
Some thoughts on social care and the elderly
It was the issue considered by many to have robbed Theresa May of a majority back in 2017 and it may well rob Boris Johnson of his when the next General Election comes (although he is presumably calculating that a short term loss of popularity won’t be sustained). The vexing question is concerning what to… Continue reading Some thoughts on social care and the elderly
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