Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72870

Social Services: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) implement the Care Act 2014 provisions on protecting individuals from unaffordable care costs and (b) introduce a more generous means test for social care funding.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

In July 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the planned adult social care charging reforms, which were inherited from the previous government, would not be taken forward in October 2025.The means test thresholds for support with adult soc...

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