Question follow-through · 89560

Social Services: Personal Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on the effectiveness of the implementation of Individual Service Funds under the Care Act 2014.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
13 Nov 2025
Answer
14 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on the effectiveness of the implementation of Individual Service Funds under the Care Act 2014.

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    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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