ABI urges govt. to publish social care green paper

'Massive campaign needed'

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Following research by Populus and the Pensions Policy Institute into the financial health of UK population

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the government to the release its long-awaited social care green paper, which was first promised by the government back in 2017. Earlier this week, the ABI published polling research from Populus alongside analysis from the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), which looked into the financial health of the UK population and found that most people are unprepared for the possibility of a social care financial time bomb, with 90% of over-65s having no plan to pay for social care. The need to address uncertainty around social care funding...

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