Social care cap amendment defeated in House of Lords

Announced in early September, the social care funding reform package, due to be implemented in October 2023, was announced to make sure people with assets of £20,000 or lower would have their care costs fully covered by the government. The planned changes have been widely criticised because they could disproportionately affect less wealthy pensioners. The government initially wanted to cap lifetime social care costs at £86,000, the equivalent of around three years of care while people with assets between £20,000 and £100,000 will be expected to contribute to the cost of care but will als...