The impact of postponement of reforms to long-term care financing in England

Press/Media: Blogs and social media

Description

The delay in the introduction of a lifetime cap on spending on long-term care will result in single and widowed homeowners with modest incomes who need care now or in the near future having to use up twice as much of their capital to pay for their care. 

Period16 May 2017

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleThe impact of postponement of reforms to long-term care financing in England
    Media name/outlethttp://blogs.lse.ac.uk/healthandsocialcare/
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date16/05/17
    URLeprints.lse.ac.uk/77241/
    PersonsMarcello Morciano, Ruth Hancock, Raphael Wittenberg, The CASPeR Study Team