Right Care Right Deal

EDM number 1051 in 2007-08, proposed by Julie Morgan on 26/02/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Community care, Health services, Incomes and poverty and Pensions.

That this House welcomes the Right Care Right Deal Campaign launched by Counsel and Care, Carers UK and Help the Aged; notes with concern that two thirds of people in the UK have no plans to put aside any money to fund their social care; further notes that the value of unpaid care for the over 65s together with the cost of privately-funded care is now £25,000 per older person per year; recalls that 1.9 million disabled people over 65 years receive no state funded care and rely on informal care; recognises that this figure is set to grow to 2.6 million by 2022; further notes with alarm that three in four local authorities only provide care to people whose needs are critical or substantial; and therefore calls on the Government to provide a fair, simple and consistent deal for social care that is simple to understand and access, reaches more people and supports carers and families.

This motion has been signed by a total of 111 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.