Cross-party MPs warn that attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept substantial investment to overhaul the “breaking” system of millions of people fail.

The Health and Social Care Choice Committee said that the government often sees social care reform as a “burden” for taxpayers rather than “exhausting resources” rather than a positive promotion of people’s lives, the NHS and the economy.

It added: “When facing costs, the government backed back again and again.

While the cost of reforming the system is huge – according to some estimates mentioned in the committee’s report, the estimated amount is as high as £17 billion, but it must be targeted at the £32 billion currently spent on a failed system every year.

The report said the cost of doing nothing includes the inability to get the care needed for 2 million people aged 65 and older and 1.5 million working-age people, millions of medical services, and huge care and huge avoidable financial pressure on the NHS and local authorities.

Social care is supported by more than 1.5 million unpaid care workers (the “equivalent to the second NHS” military) who provide more than 50 hours of care a week, often resign to take care of loved ones and bear the brunt of the system’s failures.

A few days after the formal establishment of the three-year independent committee for adult social care led by Louise Casey, aiming to develop a new national nursing service program.

Despite the widespread popularity of the committee, there are concerns that it will only rehearse the already highly respected debate and effectively delay changes that some experts believe may occur within a few months.

The reference clause status of the Casey review must be "affordable" and remain within the limits of government spending for the remainder of parliament, which has sparked fear among reformers and no change will be sufficient.

Adult social care reform has been underway on the UK policy agenda for more than two decades. Lack of political consensus, concerns about costs and political timidity, the government attempted to correct the system's repeated derailment.

The MP's report concluded: "The moral case of reform has never been so powerful, but it must be accompanied by a strong financial case. Without this, we fear that the reform of the Casey Commission would be doomed to fail, leaving everyone suffering under a system that is currently unavailable."

Layla Moran, chairman of the Health and Social Care Committee, said: “Successful governments have shied away from implementing meaningful reforms to social care systems. But this is an active option that is no longer viable. We live in a broken social care system. ”

“Reforms may seem costly and difficult, but continuing to do nothing will cost us all more,” she added.

Nursing Minister Stephen Kinnock said the government inherited a system in the crisis and took a series of measures, including a £3.7 billion boost.

"A lot has been done, but we know there is still a lot to do and there is still a need for deep reforms. That's why we have appointed Baroness Louise Casey to lead the Independent Commission to work to go beyond party politics and build consensus on the future of adult social care and report for the first time next year," he said.