No, it's so that the inevitable cost of care fees can be covered for as long as possible. These would be much more expensive to the tax payer (£60k+ per annum per person). That is why equity release is not the answer.

And you would have to be mad or absolutely desperate to resort to using one!

27.369% of statistics are randomly derived.

"A neighbour's daughter's friend says ... " This is why UK courts have stringent rules about hearsay evidence.

Bristol - they are Geordies aren't they?

"Nance/Nans" or "Nant" #Kernewek

A QC (as they then were) used to respond to unfavourable answers from witnesses with "Yes, THANK YOU very much" giving the impression that it was exactly the answer he needed to support his case.