Thread: The PM made no specific mention of mental health in today's health and #socialcare plans. We welcome more funding, but we need detail on the funding for mental health social care. (1/5)
Over half the current social care budget is spent on working age adults. And many people who need social care support live with mental health problems. (2/5)
Our current social care system has been broken for a long time. It's been hit hard by the pandemic, as have NHS waiting lists and services. New funding into the health and social care system must be fairly allocated to mental health. (3/5)
The UK Government needs to find the money to fund social care. But it cannot do this by affecting those already living in poverty or on low insecure incomes. Increasing taxes for the people who earn less will push more people into poverty. This cannot happen. (4/5)
The pandemic has had huge long-term social and economic impacts. The UK Government must address this by scrapping plans to cut Universal credit by £20 a week. And extend the increase to older benefits like PIP and ESA. (5/5)
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