The Department of Health and Social Care is implementing the Lifetime Cap on Care Costs policy, which aims to protect older people from catastrophic care costs by capping individual contributions to long-term care. The implementation is facing significant challenges including funding pressures on local authorities, care provider sustainability concerns (particularly regarding Employer National Insurance Contributions and National Living Wage impacts), workforce retention issues, and questions about residential care funding frameworks and displacement of vulnerable older people. Current issues include sector funding allocation, care worker visa routes, and coordination with the Law Commission's review of disabled children's social care.
In response to: Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs
In response to: Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs
The government is seeking views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice.
We are making some new rules about how people pay for their care and support. Please tell us what you think about the rules and how we explain them.
The government is seeking views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice.
We are making some new rules about how people pay for their care and support. Please tell us what you think about the rules and how we explain them.
Third Reading 10:05:00 Motion Moved by Lord Hamilton of Epsom: That the Bill do now pass. Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con): My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Lilley, who is suffering from Covid, I beg to move …
The government is seeking views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice.
A response by the government to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s report ‘Social care funding: time to end a national scandal'.
Order of Commitment 15:20:00 Moved by Lord Lilley: That the order of commitment be discharged. Lord Lilley (Con): My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a …
Second Reading 11:07:00 Moved by Lord Lilley: That the Bill be now read a second time. Lord Lilley (Con): My Lords, after 37 years in Parliament, I am grateful to have secured a place in the ballot entitling me to …
First Reading 13:54:00 A Bill to establish a publicly owned body to provide insurance for homeowners at cost against selling their homes to pay for elderly social care and for connected purposes. The Bill was introduced by Lord Lilley, read …
We are seeking views on the proposed early years assistant (level 2) criteria and their suitability for qualifications in early education and childcare.
We are seeking views on the proposed early years assistant (level 2) criteria and their suitability for qualifications in early education and childcare.
Government response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) final report on the care homes market.
We are seeking views on the proposed early years assistant (level 2) criteria and their suitability for qualifications in early education and childcare.
Response to the Lords Select Committee report on long-term sustainability of the NHS and adult social care.
We are seeking views on the proposed early years assistant (level 2) criteria and their suitability for qualifications in early education and childcare.
Seeks views from local authorities on allocating 2017-18 funding to disregard war pensions in social care financial assessments
Seeks views from local authorities on allocating 2017-18 funding to disregard war pensions in social care financial assessments
Seeks views from local authorities on allocating 2017-18 funding to disregard war pensions in social care financial assessments
Seeks views on the draft regulations and guidance needed to introduce the cap on care costs and proposals for a new appeals system.
Seeks views on the draft regulations and guidance needed to introduce the cap on care costs and proposals for a new appeals system.
Second Reading 21:48:00 Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I welcome the Minister to his new role and to his first debate, I think, in the …