Chancellor ‘ducking decision’ to reform social care, says UNISON

Commenting on the lack of measures to address social care in the Chancellor’s Budget statement today (Wednesday), UNISON senior national officer for social care Gavin Edwards said:
“It’s shameful the chancellor has missed yet another opportunity to fix social care. The sector is in a desperate state and ducking decisions on reform will only make the situation worse.
“The pandemic has made many finally realise this service is decaying. Thousands of jobs need filling, staff