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Is free personal care worth the price?

With the costs of free personal care soaring, Ian Hamilton takes your calls on whether we can continue to afford this universal benefit?

Are the soaring costs of free personal care worth it?

The cost of providing services for pensioners in their own homes has soared by 75 per cent, or almost Β£100 million, in four years. Can we continue to afford this universal benefit, or should we revert to means testing?

Ian Hamilton (standing in for Graham Stewart) takes your calls, texts and emails.

55 minutes

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Wed 27 Aug 2008 09:05

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  • Wed 27 Aug 2008 09:05