Tag Archives: Care Fees

Who should pay for care?

A new survey has found that 70% of over-55s do not believe they should have to pay for the cost …

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Self-funders still face £189,000 bill

The recent Dilnot Commission proposals raised the prospect of more affordable long-term care in the future, but self-funding residents could still face a bill of nearly £200,000.

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Capping the cost of care

A government initiated review conducted by Andrew Dilnot has concluded that social care costs in England should be capped at £35,000.

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Age UK on the care crisis

Age UK has published a damning report today looking at the depth of the social care crisis.

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Public spending cuts & care fees

Informed Choice chartered financial planner and care fees planning specialist Sandy Lowth comments on the latest figures showing a growing number of people being denied local authority support for care fees.

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More bad news for our ageing population

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Angela Murfitt looks at the impact of the government freezing the care fees means test upper threshold for two years.

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The ongoing care funding debate

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Sandy Lowth looks at recent comments about the ongoing cost of funding long term care debate.

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Selling homes to pay for care

New research from Dickinson Dees has found that almost half of people expect to have to sell their homes to pay for the cost of long-term care in older age.

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A Vision for Adult Social Care

The government’s vision for adult social care services is due to be outlined in a White Paper to be published at the end of next year.

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60 homes a day sold to fund care fees

The Daily Mail is reporting today that more than 20,000 pensioners were forced to sell their homes last year to pay for care fees.

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