Became Member: 12th October 1993
Left House: 13th March 2018 (Death)
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These initiatives were driven by Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Local authorities have discretion to allow a higher level of Personal Expenses Allowance. It is for each local authority to consider all the evidence presented and to make the appropriate decision. Information about how often local authorities exercise this discretion is not collected centrally.
All local authority supported care home residents retain an amount of their own income, the Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA), for personal expenses. A significant number of these are below pension credit qualifying age. It would not, therefore, be appropriate to apply the triple lock to the PEA and it would be inequitable to only apply it to the PEA retained by people above pension credit qualifying age.
Local authorities have discretion to allow people to keep a larger PEA where they have a family member to support or a property to maintain.
We are committed to uprating the PEA regularly to ensure that it maintains its value.