Earlier this week, the governments proposal for free home care for the elderly was delayed by the House of Lords due to a very real lack of clarity about how this massive scheme was to be funded. Along with this, the government have this week also shelved plans for what has been called their "death tax" - a tax on peoples estates after they have died in order to fund their care.
Not a great week for the government then, but the worrying thing is that there seem to be no other proposals for funding care that are any better thought out. This is a long term issue needing a long term solution - and a cross-party agreement about how funding will work over the next few decades is the only way forward.
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