Care Homes: Lancashire
Commons · Question 56534 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the cost of care home placements in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 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...