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Feb 10, 2022
The Care Fee Differential
The differential in the amount paid by those who fund their own residential care fees, compared to those supported by the state has been...
Feb 9, 2022
Calls are growing for the football industry to fund to support for former players with dementia
The demands come after a Crowdfunding page was set up to help pay the care costs for Blackburn Rovers legend Tony Parkes whose family are...
Feb 8, 2022
How much does care cost?
In 2020/21 the Department for Health and Social Care spent £192 billion. This funded a wide range of health and care services, including...
Feb 7, 2022
Digitalising Care
Digitalising Care To unlock the power of digital technology, the NHS has launched an £8 million Digitising Social Care Fund intended to...
Feb 4, 2022
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“Speaking to you has really focused my mind. In our situation there is the personal element and friction in the family to think about....
Feb 3, 2022
Did you know you can disregard 50% of your private pension for your spouse?
When a spouse goes into care, a partner who remains at home will often face financial hardship as their expenditure remains unchanged...
Feb 2, 2022
Care Aware Likes - Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for veterans of the RAF, including those from National Service, together with...
Feb 1, 2022
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“I am so very grateful to you. Your advice is spectacularly clear, it really is - thank you so very much, I really appreciate being able...
Jan 31, 2022
NHS Beds decline by 65%
In 1974 the health service maintained almost 400,000 beds and by last year, this figure had declined to 141,000. The bulk of this fall is...
Jan 28, 2022
Govt measures will not solve the care crisis according to Baroness Ros Altmann, former pensions mini
“The new funding measures are welcome, but they merely rehash the Dilnot proposals legislated for in 2014, with a higher cap. And even...
Jan 28, 2022
Government to ease social care restrictions
Following the success of the Omicron booster campaign, the Government has announced that from Monday 31st January, there will be no limit...
Jan 26, 2022
Financial abuse within families is a real concern
The Financial Vulnerability Taskforce, an independent body chaired by the former Personal Finance Society chief executive, Keith...
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