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Funeral cost experts advise families to prepare for the challenges of bereavement
02 Jul 2013
More and more bereaved families are finding the hurt of losing a loved one becomes amplified by a desperate financial situation, due to the escalating costs of funerals. Figures from last year’s Sun Life.....
Care providers fear lack of urgency in Government commitment to helping older people
02 Jul 2013
Last week’s Spending Review included some positive announcements on the future of care provision, but has achieved little to reduce the current anxiety surrounding the well-being of the UK’s ageing populace. In.....
Has the Government set the threshold too high for the new national care eligibility criteria?
02 Jul 2013
Michelle Mitchell, charity director general of Age UK
YES
The Government has announced new national eligibility criteria setting out a minimum threshold on who should be offered care and support by local authorities in England.
However charities such as Age UK are concerned that...
Norman Lamb, Care MinisterNO
Care Minister Norman Lamb has said the criteria is being introduced to put an end to the ‘postcode lottery’ because “we know people are often confused about what care they can expect from their local authority and far too many........