Labour responded to the announcement by saying that people could not trust the Tories’ promises on social care. Barbara Keeley, shadow minister for social care, said: “In their last manifesto, they promised a cap on care costs. “It’s the Tories who have pushed social care into crisis; their cuts to councils have meant £4.6bn axed from social care budgets between 2010 and 2015, leaving 1.2 million people struggling to get by without care. At present, people have to pay for their social care at home if they have wealth of more than £23,500, excluding the value of their residence. It is better news for the elderly in residential care, whose homes are already included in calculations of their assets.

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2017 21:14 UTC