Relatives of elderly residents in private homes were concerned that their elderly relations were being approached to pay more for their keep in some of these homes, Marie-Louise Coleiro-Preca and Silvio Parnis said.

The Labour spokesperson for social solidarity and the spokesman for the elderly said the relatives had expressed the fear that their relations’ pensions would not be enough to cover the increase, so they would like them to be admitted to state homes.

They urged the government to consider these cases and look into the situation.