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Originally Posted by Hugh

Good summary from the Beeb - one thing that is quite important is that this is about care costs, not accommodation (so if people are in Private Care Homes, not sure how this benefits them).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58473787

My personal view (and we are actually doing this at the moment for my mum-in-law) is that if the person is in a residential care home, and has assets to pay for this (and with no partner in the family home), the home should be sold to pay for the Residential Care Home fees.

The challenge will be in 5 years time when the money runs out...

"There's a hole in my bucket, dear Boris, dear Boris".

You want to be cared for at home but you have to sell your home to pay for the care. So you go into a care home, blow all the money, then what? You've funded the profit of the care home, left no home for your children. The whole thing's a farce and nothing is really fixed.