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UK minister refuses to rule out people having to sell homes to fund care

Headlines Today - United Kingdom
Nov 22, 2021

UK minister refuses to rule out people having to sell homes to fund care

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Paul Scully sends mixed messages about impact of government plans to scale back English social care capLive: all the day’s political developmentsA government minister has been unable to guarantee that some people will not have to sell their homes to fund their own social care amid a backbench rebellion over plans to scale back a cap on costs.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) caused alarm on Thursday when it revealed it would calculate the £86,000 cap on lifetime care costs in a way that could leave tens of thousands of England’s poorest pensioners paying the same as wealthier people. Continue reading...

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UK minister refuses to rule out people having to sell homes to fund care

Headlines Today - United Kingdom

UK minister refuses to rule out people having to sell homes to fund care

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GNB 22/11/21 at 14:25

Paul Scully sends mixed messages about impact of government plans to scale back English social care capLive: all the day’s political developmentsA government minister has been unable to guarantee that some people will not have to sell their homes to fund their own social care amid a backbench rebellion over plans to scale back a cap on costs.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) caused alarm on Thursday when it revealed it would calculate the £86,000 cap on lifetime care costs in a way that could leave tens of thousands of England’s poorest pensioners paying the same as wealthier people. Continue reading...

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