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Architect of Tory social care cap plans ‘puzzled’ by Hunt’s two-year delay

The Guardian

Sir Andrew Dilnot, who has advised successive Conservative-led governments on fixing a sector whose struggles are causing severe discharge backlogs in the NHS, told the Guardian he welcomed announcements of up to £4.7bn in extra money for adult social care in England.

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Jeremy Hunt calls social care plan ‘stingy’ but urges Tories to back it

The Guardian

Hunt, who chairs the Commons health and social care select committee, told colleagues it was better to vote through the plans in parliament on Monday evening in the hope that governments will in future make them fairer for people with fewer assets.

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The British people ‘just got a lot poorer’, says IFS thinktank

The Guardian

UK has scored ‘a series of economic own goals’, Institute for Fiscal Studies says after autumn statement Autumn statement: key points at a glance Autumn statement 2022: all our coverage The British people “just got a lot poorer” after a series of “economic own goals” that have made a recovery much harder than it might have been, a leading thinktank (..)

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Jeremy Hunt says he has not ‘ducked difficult decisions’ as OBR says living standards growth wiped out – autumn statement live

The Guardian

Chancellor denies postponing financial pain as fiscal watchdog’s figures show eight years of income growth wiped out In the Commons Rishi Sunak is making a statement about the G20 summit. These statements are normally routine, and just summarise what was said or decided at the meeting. They don’t normally include fresh announcements.

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Dear Jeremy Hunt, I’d love to get a job. But thanks to your social care crisis, I can’t | Denise Wilkins

The Guardian

I had no other choice but to give up my career to become my mother’s full-time unpaid carer – and there are millions like me The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has been calling for people to get back to work. But there’s one group of people he’s overlooked. Many unpaid family carers like me would love to return to full-time employment.

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Hunt’s expected austerity drive – where will the axe fall?

The Guardian

Rebellious backbenchers, underfunding and previous pledges mean there are no easy options for the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned that decisions of “eye-watering difficulty”, including cuts to public spending, will be required to repair the damage to the government’s finances after the failed mini-budget.

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Hunt’s disability plans put 1 million people at risk of losing £350 a month, IFS says

The Guardian

Charities and disability campaigners say chancellor’s budget proposals are more ‘stick than carrot’ Hunt gives top 1% a pension bonus, ignores public services ‘The pain was so bad but the assessors didn’t believe me’ Up to 1 million people claiming incapacity benefits could lose hundreds of pounds a month as a result of plans outlined in the budget (..)