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Elderly will still face huge bills under Dilnot says senior Tory

Former Conservative minister John Redwood has warned plans to cap care costs at £35,000 will still leave the elderly facing huge bills.

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 August 2012

Former Conservative minister John Redwood has warned plans to cap care costs at £35,000 will still leave the elderly facing huge bills.

In a report for the Centre for Policy Studies, Mr Redwood said a person in care for four years in the south east could still have to find £149,000 under economist Andrew Dilnot's recommended limit, as opposed to £170,000 under the current system.

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