LTC: Adviser warns of local authority pressure and 'false hope'

Speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, Hunt had warned about local authorities struggling to assess and monitor those eligible for the £72,000 cap on care costs and feared the system would collapse as a result. Chancellor George Osborne had announced as part of the March budget plans to cap social care costs for self-funders, or those who do not qualify for financial assistance from their local authorities, at £72,000 in 2016. The Care Bill is currently being debated in parliament. In addition, as part of the reforms there will be a greater onus on loca...