Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89561

Social Services: Personal Budgets

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on offering Individual Service Funds to patients.

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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