Ministers have 'moral duty' to cap costs of elderly care, former Government advisor says

Ministers have 'moral duty' to cap costs of elderly care, former Government advisor says Ministers have a “moral duty” to introduce a cap on costs of care for the elderly, a former Government advisor has said - suggesting it was “silly” to suggest reforms were unaffordable.

Sir Andrew Dilnot, who led a cross-party commission on social care, spoke out following political rows between the Cabinet about a long-delayed green paper on the matter. The Daily Telegraph