Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80712

Care Homes: Allowances

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Noah Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the personal expenses allowance for residents in care homes to meet the cost of (a) transport, (b) health-related services and (c) s

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The rates of the personal expenses allowance (PEA) are reviewed annually, and local authorities also have the discretion to set higher rates for the PEA if they so choose.To allow people receiving means-tested support to keep more of their own income, the...

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