Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans for a new National Care Service.

The PM warned that if we don't fix the broken social care system, the NHS will break too. There are currently huge costs to the NHS both through pressures on A&Es and an inability to discharge patients home because of a lack of adequate social care.

The new National Care Service will be paid for by changes to the Triple Lock.

The service will be introduced in phases, so its scope can grow as the funding pool grows and as workforce and provider capacity are built up.

Burnham has said that the service will be fully funded and this won't be through borrowing.

Baroness Casey will recommend how this could be done through the work of her independent Commission, which is due in summer 2027.

The current Triple Lock will be maintained throughout this Parliament, increasing the State Pension by over £2,000. From April 2030, the adjusted Triple Lock will mean the State Pension continues to rise by 2.5% or inflation - whichever is higher – and by even more if that is required to maintain its value relative to earnings.