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NEW CARE FEES RULES: headlines, the government has announced a newSAME OLD PROBLEMS Hiding in amongst the covid graphs and pandemic system for assessment and payment of fees for
residential and nursing care. graphs As usual,and thepandemic changes that Hiding in amongst the covid are proposed offer very little in reality. headlines, the government has announced a new system for assessment and payment of fees for In one sense publicity surrounding care is residential andthe nursing care. As usual,social the changes because offer it is generating It has started thatpositive, are proposed very littledebate. in reality. to make us all consider the reality of care seriously. On
In one sensehand, the publicity surrounding social care is the other many of the rumours and political positive, because it accurate is generating It has started messages are not and, indebate. some instances, to make us all consider the reality of care seriously. misleading. Who gets my house? On the other hand, many of the rumours and political My family the government? messages are not and, in some We all work hardaccurate and at retirement manyinstances, of us own our own homes. Time or and again a move misleading. into care involves selling your house to pay the care fees – at an average of £4,000 per month it is easy to wipe out the value of an average property.
We all work hard and at retirement many of us own our own homes. Time and again a move careisinvolves selling your house to let paythe the careput feesyou – at Theinto answer an asset protection trust. Don’t myths off:an average of £4,000 per month it is easy to wipe out the value of an average property. it is possible to protect your property for your family.
Thethe answer is an trusts asset have protection trust.for Don’t the myths put you off: rules about not changed yearslet and the new proposals will make very little • difference. it is possible to protect your property for your family. • the rules about trusts have not changed for years and the new proposals will make there no 7-year time limit and there never has been. veryislittle difference. trustisarrangement is legal. • the there no 7-year time limit and there never has been. • the thecouncil trust won’t arrangement is legal. away in any event. take the property • the council won’t take the property away in any event. Come and see one of the team at Kidd and Spoor, or we can visit you at home. First meetings
Come and see one of the team at Kidd and Spoor, or we can visit you at home. are always free and without obligation. Round up the whole family and we will reassure First meetings are always free and without obligation. Round up the whole family and everyone that there is nothing to lose. we will reassure everyone that there is nothing to lose.
Don’t afraid talkititover overwith with us. us. We andand expertise, and and we can Don’t bebe afraid tototalk Wehave havethe theexperience experience expertise, wehelp. can It won’t costcost you you a penny to discuss it, but it, it could your family help. It won’t a penny to discuss but itsave could save youra fortune. family a fortune.