A delicate balance in public views of social care reform
New Ipsos data collected in November 2024 for the Health Foundation as part of our policy polling programme conducted via our UK KnowledgePanel shows relatively low awareness of government commitments on social care. Only one in five of the English public (22%) say they are aware of the government's promise to create a National Care Service, while 76% are not aware.
The government has announced an independent commission into adult social care. The November survey shows an English public that is divided about the approach to social care reform. Similar proportions think the government should prioritise building cross-party consensus for social care reform, even if this means that it takes longer to deliver reforms to improve care services (43%) as that the government should prioritise delivering social care reform quickly to improve care services, even if this means that not all political parties agree with their reform plans (40%).
