Question follow-through · 68210

Care Homes: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the amount of self-funding for care payable by any person.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 15 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 17 Jul 2025
Answer: 29 Aug 2025 · 45 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026

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Recorded timeline

15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the amount of self-funding for care payable by any person.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Aug 2025
Answer published
The Government inherited a commitment to implement charging reforms in October 2025, including a cap on personal care costs. Regrettably, funding for these reforms had not been guaranteed, preparations for full rollout were not on track, and thus it was i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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