Care Homes: Fees and Charges

(asked on 19th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy to introduce a cap of £86,000 on individuals' care costs from 2023.


Answered by
Lord Markham Portrait
Lord Markham
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 28th November 2022

We have listened to the concerns of local government and have taken the difficult decision to delay the planned adult social care charging reforms from October 2023 to October 2025. The funding intended for implementation will be retained in local authority budgets to meet current pressures.

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