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Dispatches

Season 31 · Episode 28

How to Avoid the Dementia Tax

0.045mNovember 20, 2017

Tazeen Ahmad investigates the so-called "dementia tax". Why do some dementia sufferers have to sell their home to pay for care, while others gain access to NHS funding?

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Episode 28How to Avoid the Dementia Tax
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