Data on Social Policy and Society Discussed by Researchers at University of Kent (What Is Out There and What Can We Learn? International Evidence On Funding and Delivery of Long-term Care): Global Views – Social Policy and Society

2022 MAR 01 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hospital & Nursing Home Daily -- Investigators publish new report on Global Views - Social Policy and Society. According to news reporting out of Kent, United Kingdom, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “This article describes the social care funding and delivery arrangements of a varied selection of developed countries, focusing on long-term care of older people. International evidence and latest reforms can inform the debate as countries struggle economically.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Kent, “Some have opted for mandatory social insurance that provides universal coverage. A premium is paid and if the insured individual or relatives require support, they are entitled to it. Others opted for a similar universal system but with earmarked taxation, while others fund their social care entirely from general taxation. Many chose a safety-net system in which benefits are means-tested leaving wealthier individuals to secure private arrangements of care. Within the UK, the level of support varies as Scotland provides personal care free of charge, being more generous than England, Wales and Northern Ireland.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “There is no ‘one solution’, but understanding different options can help in the discussion of current and future reforms.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: What Is Out There and What Can We Learn? International Evidence On Funding and Delivery of Long-term Care. Social Policy and Society, 2022;21(2):1-14. Social Policy and Society can be contacted at: Cambridge Univ Press, Edinburgh Bldg, Shaftesbury Rd, CB2 8RU Cambridge, England. (Cambridge University Press - www.cambridge.org; Social Policy and Society - http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=SPS)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Daniel Roland, University of Kent, Personal Social Services Research Unit, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom. Additional authors for this research include Julien Forder and Karen Jones.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746421000531. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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