Ros Altmann

Committee hears from insurance and pension experts on social care funding

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Economic Affairs Committee takes evidence on Tuesday 27 November 2018 at 3.35pm

Key Points: 
  • Tuesday 27 November in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster
    Questions the Committee are likely to ask the first panel are:
    Can the insurance industry help to address funding challenges in social care?
  • Would a cap on individuals' care costs incentivise the growth of a social care insurance market?
  • Questions the Committee are likely to ask the second panel are:
    What role could pension products play in funding social care?
  • Does auto-enrolment in pensions provide a possible model in the development of a social care insurance market?