Care Workers: Direct Payments
Commons · Question 50212 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authorities on enabling direct payment to care workers where providers have collapsed or ceased operations.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 12 May 2025
Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population. That is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This inc...