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Cap on care costs ‘will do little for less well off’ following government change

Community Care

It has now been revealed that the poorest pensioners will have to pay even more, something Andrew Dilnot – who proposed the cap – explicitly ruled out because it was so unfair. It finds savings exclusively from the less well off group.”

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13 Pro Athletes With Problem Gambling Addictions

Gateway Foundation

Floyd Mayweather Floyd “Money” Mayweather is known for his spending habits, whether it’s on expensive cars or high fashion. Finally, the desperation phase occurs when the gambler slips into a state of hopelessness, often experiencing issues with loved ones and arrests.

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UK care homes: how to pay the fees without going broke

The Guardian

Here’s how to find a home you can afford Jim Kirby was a cautious saver all his life, but now aged 84 he is nearly broke because of £86,400-a-year care home fees and an exhausting battle to get the state to make a contribution. The fees pay for his wife, Maureen, who since September 2021 has been in a £7,200-a-month nursing home.

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‘We are just working to live at the moment’ – social workers on the cost of living crisis

Community Care

To manage budgets, some social workers had stopped using their car for personal purposes, cut down on groceries, heating or electricity use or, in a few cases, pulled out of their pension scheme. I am having to make adjustments to my food shopping and leisure opportunities to ensure I have enough money to pay for electricity and gas.”.

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Caring is work. It is time that was recognised | Letter

The Guardian

When I reach state pension age, my carer’s allowance will be taken from me, writes one reader Having cared for my daughter for 33 years and claimed carer’s allowance for only half of that period because I didn’t know that I was entitled to it, I am angry that next year, on reaching the state pension age, this will be taken away from me.