Paying for elderly care

[CB Saint]

They had a piece on the radio about government proposals to charge people for eiderly care if they can afford it (ie sell their home / use savings).

 

One of the arguements against, the interviewer put up was that this would reduce / eliminate any legacy that an elderly person has to pass on to their kids.

 

Am I alone in thinking this is wrong. Why should the tax payer pay for the care of the elderly if they can afford to pay for their own, just so they can leave their kids a nice nest egg. Surely that is what he point of saving for retirement is - so that you can provide for yourself when you no longer have an income.

 

The state should provide for those who cannot afford to do so, but for those who can?

[solentstars]

i think a sign of how we treat our eldely is a sign of a decenct society and at the moment the old are treated disgracefully, they have also payed taxs for their working lives so we have a nhs or education,university etc, .the present report i believe they will still pay for care but capped at 35,000 to 50,000 and anyone who has assets over 100,000 would be excluded.

[Gingeletiss]

They had a piece on the radio about government proposals to charge people for eiderly care if they can afford it (ie sell their home / use savings).

 

One of the arguements against, the interviewer put up was that this would reduce / eliminate any legacy that an elderly person has to pass on to their kids.

 

Am I alone in thinking this is wrong. Why should the tax payer pay for the care of the elderly if they can afford to pay for their own, just so they can leave their kids a nice nest egg. Surely that is what he point of saving for retirement is - so that you can provide for yourself when you no longer have an income.

 

The state should provide for those who cannot afford to do so, but for those who can?

 

I agree, but I also think, that all the elderly, regardless of status, should not have to pay for any utilities/rents etc, on retirement. Just my viewpoint.