Buzz: Let scheme members use part of pension for care

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There was strong support for the idea of letting scheme members use some of their pension pot to pay for the cost of long-term care in retirement.

"Pension = a means to meet costs during retirement," explained one contributor. "Long-term care = a cost during retirement. QED." "Assets should be freely available to their owner to use how the...

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