Julien Forder is Professor of the Economics of Social Policy and Deputy Director of PSSRU at the University of Kent, and a Principal Research Fellow at the London School of Economics. Previously, Julien was seconded to the King’s Fund as project lead for the Wanless social care review. In the past, Julien had been seconded to the Strategy Unit in the Department of Health, providing advice to Ministers on social care and related areas of health policy. He is an economist and has conducted research in social care for many years.