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Archbishop of Canterbury criticises social care tax rise

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Justin Welby says favouring wealthy pensioners over young and poor not a ‘people-centred policy’

Boris Johnson’s plan to increase national insurance contributions to raise £12bn for the NHS and social care could pose a “serious problem” for low-income workers, the archbishop of Canterbury has said.

Justin Welby said privileging wealthy pensioners over the poorest young people was “not a people-centred policy”, as he stressed the need for “intergenerational equity”.

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