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Only 3% of councils point residents towards appropriate financial advice despite rising long-term care costs, a new study has revealed.

Three-quarters of over-50s expect the government to pay for all or most of their long-term care needs, research suggests.

Partnership has launched a consumer website offering details on all aspects of long term care (LTC) funding, from local authority assessments through to charity helplines.

Private clients in care homes are charged more than those paying under local authority arrangements, a situation set to worsen, Partnership has found.

Partnership MD Care Chris Horlick says headline figures that 20,000 people are selling their homes to fund care is just the tip of the iceberg.

The need for people to shop around for the best income in retirement must surely lie at the heart of the government's Big Society agenda, says Andrew Megson.

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Chris Horlick on why financial advisers are missing out on providing long term care advice.