Question follow-through · 118331

Care Homes: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of easing taxes for elderly residents who are privately funding their care home place.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
13 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of easing taxes for elderly residents who are privately funding their care home place.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    There are a wide range of factors to take into consideration when introducing a tax relief. These include how effective the relief would be at achieving the policy intent, how targeted support would be, whether it adds complexity to the tax system, and th...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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