Dementia: Health Services
Commons · Question 102929 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reimburse or provide financial support to families of dementia patients who are required to pay for care while local authorities consider their applications f
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Jan 2026
Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs, as set out in the Care Act 2014.The Care and Support Statutory Guidance states that “an assessment should be carried out over...