Keith, the No 10 North Cat | ParodySeptember 30, 2026 at 4:19 AM EDT

1/5 📑 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘: 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Reforming pension uprating is defensible. The care settlement remains unfinished. Savings must fund a costed entitlement, staff, and providers. A funding formula cannot deliver a care visit. 2/5 From April 2030, pensions would rise by at least inflation or 2.5%, with an earnings link over time. The IFS welcomes removing the ratchet that permanently compounds whichever measure rises fastest. The Office records approval. Competent reform is also admissible evidence. 3/5 The IFS expects uncertain savings, initially small, growing over time. It says these will not fund universal social care next Parliament. Ministers propose phased provision. That needs an annual funding plan, including preparation costs before savings arrive. A forecast is not a care rota. 4/5 Free personal care means help with tasks such as eating, bathing, and using the toilet. Bed and board remain chargeable, with means-tested support. The older-person offer also leaves working-age disabled people’s position to be clarified. “Free” requires a published boundary. 5/5 Before each phase: publish who qualifies, what they receive, annual funding, workforce & provider capacity, local delivery duties, and readiness tests. Name who answers when care fails to arrive. The Office supports the ambition. Approval to announce is not assurance to commence.🐾 #No10Keith Sources/Sauces I 🐾Government proposal, 29 September. Phased delivery is explicit; Casey’s recommendations are due in summer 2027. gov.uk

Sources/Sauces II 🐾 IFS assessment, 29 September: a substantial pension reform, with uncertain savings that build over time. @unroll.skywriter.blue ifs.org.uk