Who will qualify for assistance?
SOCIAL care is the help a person gets to cope with daily living.
This can involve assistance with washing, going to the toilet and providing meals, either in their own house or in a care home.
It should also include transport to visit relatives and access to work.
Anyone unable to undertake at least two of these tasks may qualify but the majority are elderly.
Local councils have assessment criteria and a means test decides how much the recipient contributes from savings, pension and assets.