A record number of pensioners are having their homes taken, in order to pay for care in homes.
This goes against the promises from Labour and Mr Blair.
Again this proves that the Healthcare system in the UK is falling apart!
Maybe pensioners should think about putting their homes into Trust who then invests in a regular and safe plan to provide an income for them or perhaps into Government gilts, which helps the government's funding, but doesn't take away the asset from the owner. This Trust can then have a will attached to hand it over to relatives when the pensioner eventually passes away.
Also, if a pensioner has to go to a home, perhaps the government can ask the councils to take the homes to rent to homeless families under the Private Homes scheme run by councils. This provides regular income (3 year contracts) to the owner and provides a cheaper housing for homeless families and thus helping the housing shortage.
Pensioners have paid into the N.I. for many years and deserve better.
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