Category Archives: Carers
Benefit cuts will hit family carers over the coming years
Carers ‘disproportionately hit’ by government cuts
Mithran Samuel
Wednesday 04 January 2012 00:13
Carers will be disproportionately hit by government benefit cuts over the coming years, research published today shows.
Tax and benefit changes from 2010-15 will result in a real terms drop of 6% in net income for households where a person claims carer’s allowance, compared with a 4% fall for other households, found an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, commissioned by the Family and Parenting Institute.
Public ‘still facing significant social care costs’
Social care chiefs say any future system in England will be a partnership between state and individual.
4 January 2012 Last updated at 00:41
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News
Individuals will still face significant social care costs even if politicians reach agreement on reform, experts say.
Cross-party talks starting later this month are expected to consider plans put forward in an independent review that costs should be capped at £35,000.
But some believe the final cap may have to be higher and have warned it will not cover everything anyway.
Social care chiefs say any future system in England will be a partnership between state and individual.
Long-term care: why the system is close to breaking point
We explain who is entitled to state help, and why experts think the system needs to be reformed.
3:55PM GMT 03 Jan 2012
Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are at risk of “terrible abuse and neglect” through the failings of Britain’s care system, experts stated in a letter published in The Telegraph.
What can those approaching the age when care may be needed, or who have relatives in this situation do about funding long term care? The following answers may help to shed some light.
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