Government plans for care bill cap 'misleading'

Elderly people will have to spend nearly twice as much on care bills as previously thought before qualifying for state help, a study suggests.

The Coalition’s pledge to overhaul care by introducing a £72,000 cap on care costs is misleading because it excludes tens of thousands of pounds in accommodation fees, it was claimed.

The research found that the cost of care itself amounted to only 49 per cent of an average overall annual bill of £28,367.

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