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at the moment, only those with savings or assets of less than £23,250 are eligible for council care. the reforms would also have increased that threshold to £100,000, allowing people to keep more of their money. but those plans, due to be introduced next october, are now on the back burner for at least two years, and that has a human cost. paula connor is living with the twin problems facing the care system in england right now finding care and the cost. it s been very, very tough. and i m, i m a tough person normally, but it s destroying me. it is. her 89 year old husband mick has dementia. he was stuck in hospital for four months as she struggled to find a good care home with a place. he s moved into one an hour away. it costs £65,000 a year, eating up savings set aside for both their retirements.
that is putting enormous pressure on the wonderful people who deliver the care, as well as the individuals who need the care, and theirfamilies. it s hard to think of a more vulnerable group than people in that position, and our system is something that we should all be ashamed of. the government says the delay frees up money to help provide more support for older and disabled people right now. but these are reforms that jeremy hunt argued for before he became chancellor. i do believe in those reforms that andrew dilnot has championed very much but, in the end, this two year delay means that we can increase funding available to local authorities by £4] billion over the next two years. that s the biggest increase we ve ever had in social care. for paula and otherfamilies, more help now is vital, but so is a plan for the future. alison holt, bbc news. you can find more analysis of the autumn statement and our cost of living
all be ashamed of. the government says the delay frees up money to help provide more support for older and disabled people right now. but these are reforms that jeremy hunt argued for before he became chancellor. i do believe in those reforms that andrew dilnot has championed very much, but in the end, this two year delay means that we can increase funding available to local authorities by £4.7 billion over the next two years. that is the biggest increase we have ever had in social care. for paula and otherfamilies, more help now is vital, but so is a plan for the future. alison holt, bbc news. there s more analysis on the impact of the autumn statement including a blog on what s expected
dementia over many years. last year the government set out plans to introduce an £86,000 cap or limit to the care costs a person could face over their lifetime. at the moment, only those with savings or assets of less than £23,250 are eligible for council care, the reforms would also have increased that threshold to £100,000 allowing people to keep more of their money. but those plans, due to be introduced next 0ctober, are now on the backburner for at least two years, and that has a human cost. paula connor is living with the twin problems facing the care system in england finding care and the cost. it s been very, very tough. and i m a tough person normally, but it s destroying me. it is. her 89 year old husband mick has dementia. he was stuck in hospital for weeks