Spending Review: not investing in social care is a “false economy”

EMBARGO: 22.30 Monday 9th December

Commenting ahead of the government launching the process of their Spending Review later today (10th December), Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

“Leaving the social care sector in crisis is a false economy that will only put people at risk and damage the public finances. 

“The government cannot afford to make the same mistakes in the Spending Review as they did with the Budget: missing opportunities and making self-defeating decisions.

“The government must use this Review to invest to save: taking into account the billions of pounds that could be saved in the NHS budget by investing properly in social care.

“In order to rescue the NHS after years of the Conservatives running it into the ground, the government must tackle the social care crisis head on.”

ENDS