Public aware of care costs but not funding issues

A poll from the Equity Release Council found the majority of respondents (82%) were not aware of how the social care White Paper will affect the amount they will need to pay for care despite broad press coverage. Andrea Rozario, director general of The Equity Release Council said: "Although people appear to be fairly realistic about the cost of a care home, a surprisingly large proportion was not aware of the implications of the social care White Paper." The remaining 18% felt consumers were only aware of the White Paper's implications in a "general way". Although, the paper did no...