Pensioners who fall will now face a £26 ‘falling fee’ to be helped back up

‘A district council is wishing its pensioners a merry Christmas by introducing a new ‘falling fee’ payable in the event they require being helped back up after falling over.

Tendring District Council, which covers a big chunk of East Essex including Clacton-on-Sea, are introducing the fee to its Careline service. Elderly residents will be charged an annual fee of £25.92 to cover being helped onto their feet after suffering a fall. This begs the question, what if they cannot pay? Will Tendring Council’s homecare service simply work around the body of the elderly person calling for assistance from the ground, then leave?

The answer is actually yes. In the event the fee is not paid, the council confirmed to The Mirror that an ambulance would have to be called.’

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