Proposals for a cap on care costs completely miss the point
Jeremy Hunt doesn't want anyone to have to sell their home to
pay for care, but what of his poorest tenants, who are in social
housing?     • Guardian Professional,     • Jump to comments ()
Robin Hood Gardens 'The poorest tenants in social housing, two
thirds of whom are disabled or sick, are asked to subsidise
their rent with money they don’t have.' Photograph: Construction
Photography/ Construction Photography/Corbis  Jeremy Hunt tells
us it's a scandal that some older people have to sell their
homes to fund residential care. This one sentence reveals a
great deal about this government and its priorities.  Disabled
and sick people and those who are unemployed or on low wages
struggle to put food on the table and heat their homes. The
poorest tenants in social housing, two thirds of whom are
disabled or sick, are asked to subsidise their rent with money
they don't have or move away from their support network.
Seriously ill people are repeatedly to