Mencap warns of services cuts

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Services will close over National Insurance rise, Mencap tells BBC

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Mencap is one of a growing number of care organisations warning they will have to axe vital services because of the impact of the Budget .

Businesses currently pay a rate of 13.8% National Insurance on employees' earnings above 9,100 a year.

But that will increase to 15% in April 2025 , instead starting when wages reach 5,000 .

Mencap says the rise will cost it 5.3 m every year.

The government announced an increase to the national minimum wage during the Budget - with hourly rates for over-21s set to rise to 12.21 an hour.

Government says it is tackling the challenges facing social care with a range of measures.

Council social care bosses say an additional 1.8bn is needed for care services in England "just to stand still" The government is giving local authorities an additional 3.5bn in 2025-26 , including a 680 m increase in social care grant.

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