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Introducing a cap on elderly care costs could leave councils open to a "deluge of disputes and legal challenges", MPs and peers are warning.
Ministers are proposing capping the amount people have to pay as part of a shake-up of the system in England.
It will be up to councils to assess how much individuals are spending.
But the parliamentary group set up to scrutinise the changes warned tensions were likely to arise.
The Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill said the cap would lead to 450,000 people immediately asking for their care costs to be assessed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21834674
Ministers are proposing capping the amount people have to pay as part of a shake-up of the system in England.
It will be up to councils to assess how much individuals are spending.
But the parliamentary group set up to scrutinise the changes warned tensions were likely to arise.
The Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill said the cap would lead to 450,000 people immediately asking for their care costs to be assessed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21834674