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Article: Hundreds of elderly may miss out on free personal care package despite eligibility
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- June 29, 2002
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HUNDREDS of elderly people could lose out next week when the
Scottish Executive's radical plans for free personal care are
introduced for the first time.
Charity groups representing the interests of pensioners yesterday
welcomed the start of the new scheme but raised concerns about
teething problems yet to be resolved and said a considerable number
of people would not immediately qualify because they had not applied.
The free personal care package is a flagship policy of the
Executive. It was the subject of months of controversy after it had
been promoted by the former First Minister, Henry McLeish.
The plan caused divisions in the Scottish cabinet and led to
criticisms from MPs at ...