Failure to act on the Dilnot Commission would be 'catastrophic', according to the ABI, Society for Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) and other bodies in the long term care (LTC) sector.
One of the most commonly cited reasons for poor protection sales is that most of the country is unaware of the availability of these products and what support they can provide.
Today's proposal for a public funded-private sector operated long-term care (LTC) insurance by think tank Strategic Society Centre is to be commended and condemned.
The Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support has released a summary of responses to its consultation.