Personal Social Care: Funding Debate
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Lord Hamilton of Epsom
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Personal Social Care: Funding
Lord Hamilton of Epsom Excerpts(5 years, 6 months ago)
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Lord O'Shaughnessy
The noble Lord is right: the Dilnot commission proposed risk pooling, which we legislated for, and it was decided that it was not the right time to proceed with those proposals. However, I can tell the noble Lord that Sir Andrew Dilnot continues to be involved in the policy-making process, as does Dame Kate Barker, who chaired another review. We want to ensure that we can draw on their expertise as we put our ideas forward.
Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con)
Will my noble friend correct my noble friend Lord Forsyth: there is no such thing as free social care, it is just a question of who pays for it?
Lord O'Shaughnessy
My noble friend is absolutely right, which is why there must be a balance between what is paid by individuals and by the taxpayer through the state.