Social Care Funding

Julie Hilling Excerpts

Monday 11th February 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

I would be happy to do that and I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman’s Committee for its work to date on pre-legislative scrutiny. He will understand why I was not able to go into details when we met to discuss the Bill last week. He is absolutely right: dealing with that threshold is one of the most important things and I am sure we will benefit from good scrutiny, as we have done to date.

[Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab)]

I want clarity about what the costs include. My mother’s journey has involved eight months in residential care and she is now back home where carers visit her four times a day. Would either of those count towards the eventual £75,000 cap?

[Mr Hunt]

Yes, they would.

[Julie Hilling]

Both?

[Mr Hunt]

Yes.