‘Thousands of pensioners will be forced to sell their homes to pay for care despite Government promises to the contrary, it has been claimed.
The Coalition was accused of betraying the elderly by introducing a means test for access to a flagship scheme designed to prevent anyone having to sell their property while they are still alive to pay for care either residential or in their own home.
When Norman Lamb, the care minister, launched a government consulation paper in July, he said: “These reforms bring reassurance to millions of people by ending the existing unfair system so no one need face unlimited care costs or the prospect of selling their home in their lifetime.”’
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