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Old 2nd Feb 2019, 11:43
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Asturias, yes the UK has but the disproportionate rise in UK property values has the state looking for that money. If you succumb the wrong type of illness the state goes after your property (if you have one) to pay for the non-medical bit of your care.

So a friend of mine who owned her own home had a major stroke caused by an undiagnosed brain tumour. With the projected outcome being life-limiting she was shifted from hospital to full-time care once the tumour was taken care of. The local authority took her home to pay for the 'hotel' part of her care package. Trouble is that 2 years down the line she can now speak normally, has full cognitive ability and can walk a short distance. Her prognosis is now so good that she could be released from care... but she has no home to go to and social housing has a long waiting list.
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