England’s system for funding social care for has long faced calls for reform.
Will the ‘capped cost’ model become a reality?
Ten years on from the Commission on Funding of Care and Support (the ‘Dilnot Comission’), the ‘capped cost’ model is again at the centre of debate on how to make England’s system of means tested support for care costs fairer. Continue reading “Will the ‘capped cost’ model become a reality?”
Social Care Funding and the new Conservative Government
The 2019 election saw the Conservative Party win seats that may define the Government’s attitude to reforming care funding.
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Older People’s Poverty: Drivers and policy options
What is the prevalence of poverty among older people in the UK, what are the drivers and what are the options for policymakers? Continue reading “Older People’s Poverty: Drivers and policy options”
Valuing Retirement Housing
An analysis of the economic effects of the development of new specialist housing for older people. Continue reading “Valuing Retirement Housing”
This is a housing crisis, and without intervention it will bankrupt the welfare state
Locked out of home ownership, the state would be left to foot the bill for Generation Rent