article_snippet.sent: Brent Council said it was no longer able to afford to pay for a live-in carer to stay with the 96-year-old former prisoner of war, despite the fact that Great-grandfather Robert Clark spent Great-grandfather Robert Clark £50,000 life savings on contributing to his ongoing care.
article_snippet.sent: Now, Brent Council want to move Great-grandfather Robert Clark from the house Great-grandfather Robert Clark has lived in for the past 50 years into a care home because they claim it is cheaper.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Clark died in 2010 aged 91.
article_snippet.sent: For the past two years Mrs Clark has used Mrs Clark £50,000 savings to pay towards a £960-a-week live-in carer, while Brent Council contributed £350 a week.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Clark son, Mike, who said Mrs Clark home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, is not suitable for the pensioner, added:
article_snippet.sent: Brent Council said: ‘We recognise Mrs Clark contribution to this country and sincerely empathise with the situation that Mrs Clark and other older people … are in.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Clark added: ‘Mrs Clark owns Mrs Clark home, so there is absolutely no question of Brent Council evicting Mrs Clark despite what has been suggested in the petition to allow Mr Clark to stay in his own home.
article_snippet.sent: ’ Brent Council said Mrs Clark needs can be met in a care home for £451 a week.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Clark’s family reported the case to the Local Government Ombudsman, but the watchdog agreed with Brent Council.
highlights_snippet.sent: Great-grandfather Robert Clark has lived in the house for 50 years .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Great-grandfather Robert Clark has spent £50,000 life savings on a live-in carer over last two years .
  