Dilnot - Cutting the cost of adult care for families in
Kent
KCC Leader Paul Carter is stepping up the pressure on the
government to limit the care costs facing thousands of elderly
people in Kent.
He has
launched a Downing Street petition demanding that the government
implement a cap on the amount people pay for their care.
The
Dilnot Report has identified a way to cap the amount families
or individuals have to pay for care to £35,000 for any one
individual. Under the proposals you would not have to pay a penny
more.
Implementing Dilnot would cost the Government about £1.7billion
a year – but we believe it is a price worth paying to cap the
horrendous costs on some families/individuals of paying for care in
their old age. Ministers have been considering this report, but no
decision has been made. We believe it should be implemented by
Government by 2015, thus reducing the financial impact for older
people and ensuring a cap on costs for everybody. This is why we
are asking for your help.
We need 100,000 signatures to trigger a parliamentary
debate
Please sign the
petition and make your voice heard.Together we can put
pressure on National Government to make sure Dilnot is implemented
– ensuring you get a fair deal.
Did you know?
- 1 in 4 people aged 65 and over will need a residential care
placement in
their lifetime
- The average cost of residential care is £30,000 per year
- The average stay for people who move into residential care
homes is 3 years but can be up to 10 years or more
- 6 out of 10 people receive no state aid or public subsidy to
pay for residential care
- 1 in 5 people aged 65 and over have domiciliary/at home care
costs of £15,000 per year or more
- However, in Scotland since 2002 the public purse/tax payer have
provided free personal care for all older people at home or in
residential care
If the Dilnot recommendations were introduced
- The financial burden for residential care for self funding
families/individuals (the 60%) would substantially reduce
- For those families/individuals in long term placements the cost
could be more than halved
- As Dilnot provides a personal limit on families/individuals
financial contributions it will enable private insurance to support
families for the costs not paid for by the public purse
- For those families/individuals on benefits the system remains
unchanged
- Dilnot will provide similar support to those
families/individuals with extensive domiciliary care packages
- The price of £1.7billion per year is a price worth paying and
affordable.