THOUSANDS of pensioners could be forced to pay for their own social care with their home if the Conservative party wins a majority vote in parliament this month, it has been claimed.

Theresa May faces immense pressure to reveal exactly how much OAPS will have to pay for their care after she u-turned on a manifesto commitment recently.

She became the first Prime Minister to change a manifesto pledge prior to an election by announcing there will be a cap on the amount of money pensioners will be asked to fork out.

But the party has not yet said how much the cap will be.

Under the new system, the value of OAPs' family homes will be taken into account when Government chiefs consider how much they should pay for care.

Alok Sharma, Tory Candidate for Reading West, rubbished the Labour party's claims, but Jo Lovelock, leader of Reading Borough Council, said: “It is deeply unfair of the Tories to expect elderly people who have been unlucky enough to suffer with a serious illness such as dementia to then be expected to give up the home they have worked all their lives for.

"The latest chaotic prevarication from the Prime Minster only serves to add to uncertainty for pensioners. Families who have to cope with a loved one suffering do not need all this extra worry at a time when they need support.”

The manifesto also states the winter fuel allowance, which sees pensioners receive up to £300 to cover their heating in the colder months, will also be means tested.

Labour research shows more than £28,000 pensioners in Reading could be hit by the chilling cut.

The group launched a petition against the proposed changes at Reading Carnival last weekend.

However, Alok Sharma said the new scheme will benefit pensioners' savings.

He retorted: "Labour has never been on the side of pensioners and people on the doorsteps of Reading West still remember Gordon Brown’s £100 billion tax raid on their pensions and Labour’s insulting 75p pensions rise when Labour were in office.

“Conservatives are providing dignity for our pensioners and the full basic State Pension is worth over £1,250 more a year now than in 2010. We are maintaining for all free bus passes, eye tests, prescriptions and TV licences, whilst focusing winter fuel payment assistance on the least well-off pensioners.

"Our social care proposals make clear that there will be an absolute cap on care costs and no one will ever have to go below £100,000 of their savings – over four times the current limit of £23,000."