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16/05/2012
The phone-in at 9, 'Is it fair to expect elderly people to pay for their care?'
From 10, Sue joins us in the studio to discuss special education.
Your consumer stories at 11.
Figures obtained by the Labour Party suggest there's been a significant reduction in the number of older people whose care is fully funded by their local council.
The figures relate to charges which help frail and vulnerable older, and disabled people do the simple things like getting up, washed, dressed and fed.
Anyone with assets valued at more that 拢23,000 is expected to pay for the care they need.
That now costs 拢17.60 an hour in Bedford Borough. Or 拢18 if you live in Buckinghamshire - a rise of more than 拢4.
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