Care costs in England should be capped, says social care adviser

Care costs in England should be capped, says social care adviser Sir Andrew Dilnot says uncapped care costs leave families at risk of losing assets

Care costs should be capped at £45,000 a year in England and more cash ploughed into provision for the poorest in society, according to Sir Andrew Dilnot, who has advised successive Conservative governments on reform.

The measures to bring care funding closer into line with the NHS would cost an extra £3.1bn a year – a 14% increase on councils’ social care budget – Dilnot said in evidence on Tuesday to the House of Commons health and social care committee. The Guardian