Delay on care funding proposals will hold back new solutions - Just Retirement

Yesterday, health secretary Andrew Lansley released the government's White Paper Caring for our future: reforming care and support. Sue Elliott, head of care solutions, said it was disappointing, but not unexpected, that key decisions - including the question of funding have been delayed until the next Spending Review. She said: "We welcome the fact that the Government has agreed in principle to putting a limit on social care costs and an extended means test" "But failing to set out the detail of these two key elements will slow down the development of private sector solutions and ...