Question follow-through · 38104

Care Homes: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the criteria used to determine the amount allocated for the Personal Expenses Allowance for residents in care homes.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
18 Mar 2025
Answer
19 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the criteria used to determine the amount allocated for the Personal Expenses Allowance for residents in care homes.

  2. 18 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The personal expenses allowance (PEA) sets the statutory minimum amount of income an individual residing in a care home must be left with after being charged for their care. These rates are reviewed annually, and local authorities also have the discretion...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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