Rochdale MP, Tony Lloyd, has slammed the Conservative Government over its reforms to social care plans which mean the average homeowner in Rochdale will have to pay more towards their care.
 
Tony said, “The message the Conservatives gave is very clear: don’t grow up or grow old in the North of England.
 
“Tory plans for social care have been exposed as a con that only protects the homes of the wealthiest people in the country.
 
“It is shameful that hard working homeowners in Rochdale are being hit with higher care costs while the wealthiest remain untouched.
 
“Elderly people and their families across Rochdale deserve better and are being failed yet again by this Tory Government.
 
“This adds a further blow to northern communities as the government sells them out by rowing back on promises to build new high speed rail across the region.”
 
With the average house price standing at £142,000, many homeowners in Rochdale  will be hit with higher costs, whilst those with homes worth over £186k will be unaffected.
 
Reforms to social care plans – shamefully snuck out during Labour’s debate on Tory corruption – will see people with high care needs and assets under £186k paying more for their care.
 
New analysis by the Labour Party using local house price data shows stealth changes to social care proposals are set to hammer homeowners outside of London and the South East.
 
With the average house price standing at £142,000, many homeowners in Rochdale  will be hit with higher costs, whilst those with homes worth over £186k will be unaffected.
 
Andrew Dilnot, economist and author of the report that informed the government’s plans, said he was “very disappointed” by the changes that “finds savings exclusively from the less well off.”
 
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Notes to Editors:
· Under proposals released by the Government on 17 November, contributions to the cost of care made by local authorities for people with assets below £100k will not be counted towards the new £86k cap on the cost of care.
· Anyone with assets below £186k that hits the gap due to high care needs will end up paying more, whilst anyone with assets above £186k will be unaffected. · Median house prices source: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency-data-house-prices/
· Andrew Dilnot, author of the 2011 report that informed the Government’s plans, said he was “very disappointed” by the plans. Source: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/d5c6a213