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Ministers defy Tory rebellion to push through social care cap amendment

Change to how cap is calculated is set to disproportionately hit England’s poorer pensioners

Ministers have pushed through an amendment to England’s social care plans, which is set to disproportionately hit poorer pensioners, despite a sizeable rebellion from backbenchers.

The change means that council contributions to care fees would not go towards the cap, which means poorer people who get means-tested help would end up paying the same as richer people if they needed care for a significant amount of time.

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