Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 11583

Social Services: Carers

Tabled: 29 October 2024

Answered: 6 November 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of local authority charges for social care services on vulnerable unpaid carers.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Adult social care charging policy is designed to ensure that people who are drawing on care are only charged what they can afford for their care and support. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to deliver a wide range of sustainable, h...

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