BBCNEWS BBC News September 8, 2021 08:02:00
For a national insurance rise, to pay for the nhs and social care. yesterday borisjohnson announced what he called the biggest catch up programme in the history of the nhs. £36 billion, raised over three years, to deal with the backlog caused by the pandemic. more than £5 billion of that will go towards changes to social care in england. scotland, wales and northern ireland will also receive an additional £2.2 billion to spend on their services. the money will also be used to overhaul how much families pay towards social care. but where is that money coming from? it will be paid by a uk—w...