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<p>We are committed to bringing forward a proposal for social care this year to ensure
that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and to find long term solutions
for one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.</p><p>At present, the equity
in an individual’s home is only taken into consideration as part of means testing
their contribution towards their social care costs if they were the only adult living
in it and they are entering residential care. Currently, Deferred Payment Agreements
are available to allow eligible individuals to access the equity in their home to
pay for their residential care, without having to sell it.</p>
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