Home Care Services: West Dorset
Commons · Question 65687 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce free personal care for (a) elderly and (b) disabled residents in West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Jul 2025
Local authorities have the power to charge for care, and it is for them to decide whether to do so. Two local authorities in England currently offer free home care to their residents.Where local authorities do choose to charge for care, they must do so in...