Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106629

Care Homes: Finance

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of delays experienced by families in receiving local authority financial assessments for care home placements; and what guidance his Department has issued to local autho

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Where local authorities decide to charge for the provision of care and support, they must follow the Care Act 2014 and the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014, and they must act under the Care and Support Statutory (CA...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 106629) →