Andy Burnham new tax on table for all over-34s who earn above £6,240

NewsCost Of LivingAndy BurnhamThe Labour Party Prime Minister plans a huge shake-up06:09, 29 Jul 2026Workers face a new tax to fund social care under Andy Burnham. The Labour Party Prime Minister plans a huge shake-up to social care and health officials are reportedly drawing up plans for a 1.8 per cent levy on earnings to pay for it.‌Civil servants have developed proposals that would require workers to make mandatory contributions to a new privately managed fund to pay for their care in later life. The plans, drawn up by officials in the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), could fund a new care system costing £18bn a year.‌Mr Burnham, the new Labour Party government Prime Minister, has said he will use “whatever political capital I have” to fix the social care system in England,