Question follow-through · 10791

Respite Care: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on the affordability of respite day care services; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reasons for the difference in VAT treatment betw

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
22 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on the affordability of respite day care services; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reasons for the difference in VAT treatment betw

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Supplies of welfare services, including the provision of respite and residential care for people with permanent disabilities and dementia, are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities.Some respite care ma...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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