Government squeezes through vote on changes to social care cap

The changes to the social cost care cap has been widely criticised because it is set to disproportionately affect less wealthy pensioners.  Announced in early September, the social care funding reform, due to be implemented in October 2023, was announced to make sure people with assets worth less than £20,000 will have their care costs fully covered by the government. This was capped at £86,000 for lifetime payments towards social care for individuals, the equivalent of around three years of care, while people with assets between £20,000 and £100,000 will be expected to contribute to ...