Hold their feet in the fire!

Andrew Dilnot is applying further pressure on the Coalition Government to implement his funding recommendations. He is quoted today in today’s press warning David Cameron and Nick Clegg that he will “hold their feet to the fire” if the Governments White Paper on Social Care does not include the reforms set out in his Fairer Care Funding report.

The report suggests a range of reforms including a cap on lifetime care costs of £35,000 and an asset cap of £100,000. Many commentators feel that the reforms are overly complex and poorly targeted.

Dilnot claimed that the Government has a “huge moral obligation” to include the reforms whilst speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference this week. He said: “The coalition agreement is very strong on this and if the Government does not do something about it, I intend to hold Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg’s feet to the fire and I shall enjoy that activity.”

For a summary of the recommendations of the Dilnot report please click here.

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