Hi all
I have just read an article on the BBC News website by Nick Triggle on the Care Cap.
The article says that fees paid are only accumulated at the rate that the council pays eg. my mum pays £750 pw but the council pays £500 for the same home and therefore, only the £500 counts towards my mum cap of £72,000 - am I understanding this correctly? She could end up paying well over the cap before getting any funding?
the article goes on to say "Ministers say that those paying for themselves can get the council to negotiate their price". Is this something that councils will do now? I've always thought it a bit unfair that those that can afford to pay (often due to owning their own home) have to pay full price whilst councils negotiate lower prices which are subsidised by the full paying residents.....
Thanks for reading
Vicky
I have just read an article on the BBC News website by Nick Triggle on the Care Cap.
The article says that fees paid are only accumulated at the rate that the council pays eg. my mum pays £750 pw but the council pays £500 for the same home and therefore, only the £500 counts towards my mum cap of £72,000 - am I understanding this correctly? She could end up paying well over the cap before getting any funding?
the article goes on to say "Ministers say that those paying for themselves can get the council to negotiate their price". Is this something that councils will do now? I've always thought it a bit unfair that those that can afford to pay (often due to owning their own home) have to pay full price whilst councils negotiate lower prices which are subsidised by the full paying residents.....
Thanks for reading
Vicky