Care Homes: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 56112 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of weekly care home fees.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Jun 2025
Fee rates are set by providers of adult social care, the majority of which are in the independent sector. The Department does not have powers to set or recommend the level of fees that care homes charge. However, all businesses are required to comply with...