Social Services: Finance
Lords · Question HL3404 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Earl Howe
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the additional funding needs of social care reform from (1) reallocation of existing resources, (2) additional service user contributions, or (3) new money to be allocated in future Budget
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 22 Sep 2026
On 29 July, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme. We will update Parliament in due course on the proposals resulting fr...