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CutsCheck: who cares about social care?
CutsCheck looks at what cuts to local authority budgets are likely to mean for social care for older people
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CutsCheck: Northern Exposure
During the Labour conference in Manchester, CutsCheck looks at the cuts the city council is making ahead of the comprehensive spending review next month.
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Social care for all – but do the sums add up?
Analysis of the government’s key policy in the social care white paper – free care for all.
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Ask the Chancellors: death tax, child tax credits & income gap
FactCheck looks at a range of statements from the “Ask the Chancellors” debate on Channel 4
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A care funding black hole?
The Conservatives say there is a funding black hole in the government’s national care service plans – do the numbers add up?
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The £8,000 question about Tory residential care
“People can for £8,000 or thereabouts as a single premium at retirement meet the future costs of their residential care .” Andrew Lansley, Shadow Health Secretary, BBC Today, 12 February 2010 Cathy Newman checks it out The Conservatives have spent the week warning us of a £20,000 “death tax” – the price we may all…
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‘Death tax’ claims are alive and kicking
The Conservative poster campaign – a tombstone emblazoned with the words “RIP off” – is certainly striking. Its aim is to attack Gordon Brown’s supposed proposals for a £20,000 “death tax” to fund social care – but is it true?