Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88742

Social Services: Personal Budgets

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Gill Furniss

LabourSheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure councils implement the requirements of the Care Act 2014 on Individual Service Funds.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Under the Care Act 2014, everyone whose needs are met by the local authority (LA) must receive a personal budget as part of the care and support plan. The budget sets out how much of the cost of care will be met by the LA and how much will be met by the a...

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