Responding to Theresa May’s announcement on social care in which she said “nothing has changed,” Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron said:
“May’s manifesto meltdown changes nothing. As Theresa May has made clear herself, nothing has changed and her heartless dementia tax remains in place. This is a cold and calculated attempt to pull the wool over people’s eyes.”
“Theresa May still wants to take older people’s homes to fund social care.”
Havant Liberal Democrat Candidate Paul Gray added: “The Dementia tax is a disgrace. Having been encouraged throughout their lifetimes to put money into bricks and mortar, our elderly are now told their homes could be ripped away from them. 96% of homes in our area could have to be sold to pay for this death tax. I will fight against it with all my vigour.”