Labour Press Team · @labourpress
10th Feb 2013 from Twitlonger
Liz Kendall, Shadow Minister for Care and Older People said:
“This would be a small step forward for some people who need residential care in 5 or more years time.
“But it won't be fair for people with modest homes. Andrew Dilnot recommended a cap on care costs of £35,000 and warned that anything above £50,000 won’t provide adequate protection for people with low incomes and low wealth.
"And these proposals won’t do anything for the hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled people who are facing a desperate daily struggle to get the care and support they need right now.
“More than £1.3 billion has been cut from local council budgets for older people’s social care since the Coalition came to power. As a result, many vulnerable people can’t get the support they need and are having to pay more for vital services
“We need a far bigger and bolder response to meet the needs of our ageing population: a genuinely integrated NHS and social care system which helps older people stay healthy and living independently in their own homes for as long as possible. This is what Labour’s policy review will address.”