following on from yesterday's discussions, it seems this is the future folks.....
'Pensioners may have to consider selling up and moving to a smaller home to help pay for their care even after the system is reformed, the Government’s long-term care czar has warned.
Read more: Downsize your home to pay for old-age care, says the man brought in to ease burden on middle classes | Mail Online'
At present, men and women have to pay the full cost of their care until they have only £23,250 in assets left, including property. Some 20,000 are forced to sell their homes every year.
so as I see it, you work like idiots until like 68 and during that journey only barely having enough to survive and put a roof over your head and then old age comes and you gotta sell what you have to pay for care
what a merry go round
Milan.
'Pensioners may have to consider selling up and moving to a smaller home to help pay for their care even after the system is reformed, the Government’s long-term care czar has warned.
Read more: Downsize your home to pay for old-age care, says the man brought in to ease burden on middle classes | Mail Online'
At present, men and women have to pay the full cost of their care until they have only £23,250 in assets left, including property. Some 20,000 are forced to sell their homes every year.
so as I see it, you work like idiots until like 68 and during that journey only barely having enough to survive and put a roof over your head and then old age comes and you gotta sell what you have to pay for care
what a merry go round
Milan.
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