Social Services: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 83203 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 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 a taper for the upper capital limit for savings used to determine eligibility for free social care.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 27 Oct 2025
The current adult social care system is means tested and provides funded support for those with the least financial means. Individuals can approach their local authority for a financial assessment to determine their eligibility for support.Under the Care ...