Carers at Breaking Point: Burnham's Social Care Reform Faces Its First Tax Test

77% of family carers in the UK now say they need more support looking after an ageing parent — a staggering jump from 68% just 18 months ago, according to new research from Home Instead's New Ageing Index. That's not a gradual drift; it's a system buckling under the weight of a society that hasn't aged in step with its care infrastructure. The proportion of people willing to fund their own care has also crept up from 46% to 50%, which sounds like flexibility but is really...