Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 70217
Care Homes: Costs
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Tom Hayes
Labour — Bournemouth East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of care home fees on self-funding residents.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe majority of care homes are in the independent sector and are free to set their fees as they see fit. The Department does not have the powers to set or recommend the level of fees that a private care home can charge, as this is a commercial decision fo...
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