Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113542

Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Casey Commission plans to address the upper capital limit of £23,250 for England in the context of the higher thresholds in Wales and Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the po

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The adult social care charging 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 se...

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