Boris Johnson is backing proposals for a new tax to pay for reforms to Britain’s social care system under plans that could be agreed within weeks.
A government source said Downing Street was “comfortable with some sort of tax” to fund universal social care and reduce the burden on families.
The plan is also likely to include a cap on the amount people have to pay towards their own care, as well as additional funding to ensure more people get help and staff are better paid.
Plans put forward by Sir Andrew Dilnot, who carried out a review of social care ten years ago, suggested a cap of about £50,000. It is understood that the Treasury wants a higher limit, however, to minimise costs to
