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Down's Syndrome: Direct Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that people with Down Syndrome can receive direct payments from local councils.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
12 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that people with Down Syndrome can receive direct payments from local councils.

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities should allow those drawing on care to receive their personal budget as a direct payment, where they are satisfied this would be suitable to meet their eligible care needs, and where they have capacity under the c...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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