This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Free Care Packages for Retired Individuals
We would like to address that many UK citizens struggle with paying the cost of care. Individuals have been known to spend their life savings and even resort to selling their houses. Dementia is one of the major illnesses causing dept and bankruptcy in a persons later life.
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The total cost of dementia in the UK is £26.3 billion. The NHS picks up £4.3 billion of the costs and social care £10.3. Of the £10.3 billion in social care costs, £4.5 billion is attributed to local authority social services for state funded care but this still leaves individuals who are discriminated against under the current system.
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