Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100580

Dementia: Means-tested Benefits

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the fairness of the current means tested social care system for people with dementia in cases where individuals are required to sell their homes or exhaust lifetime s

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The adult social care system is means tested and provides funded support for those with the least financial means. While the Department sets the minimum thresholds for accessing local authority support, local authorities have the discretion to set more ge...

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