We answer your questions about the the government's plans to reform social care in England.
The BBC's social affairs correspondent, Michael Buchanan, answers your questions about the proposals.
So, if you cannot afford to keep paying for your mother's care from her savings - and no-one else lives in her house - then you may indeed have to sell it. However, from April 2023, this extra contribution will no longer be taken from National Insurance, but will be part of a new separate tax called the Health and Social Care Levy.
From April 2023, the extra amount will appear as a separate "Health and Social Care Levy" deduction on payslips, and will be paid by both employees and employers. If they have between £20,000 and £100,000 in assets, people will have to make a tapered contribution.What would the impact be for people with both physical and hidden disabilities such as mental health, in particular on families who may have to work part-time due to an illness? - Rebecca Daunt
We have been paying for social care through our Council Tax. Will the Adult Social Care Precept disappear or will we be paying twice? - Henry Mason
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