Vulnerable and carers could face high costs and social anxiety if they have to start paying a charge
Abolishing free Covid tests for those who look after the vulnerable will amount to a “tax on caring” that would cost them more than £500 a year, ministers have been warned.
All remaining domestic Covid regulations that restrict public freedoms are expected to end this week, with Boris Johnson expected to announce a move away from government intervention to “personal responsibility”. However, the scale of free testing to be retained is still being thrashed out within government this weekend amid a dispute between chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid over the costs. There is also growing anxiety among scientists over the future of the main survey used to monitor Covid in Britain.
