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Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs (14 March 2022)
Open consultation
Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs
- From:
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Published
- 4 March 2022
- Last updated
- 14 March 2022 — See all updates
Applies to England
Summary
The government is seeking views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice.
This consultation closes at
11:45pm on 1 April 2022
Consultation description
On 7 September 2021 the Prime Minister announced that from October 2023, the government will introduce a new £86,000 cap on the amount anyone in England will need to spend on their personal care over their lifetime.
The main purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice, as well as to inform how government can support local authorities in their preparations for its implementation from October 2023.
It is important that the guidance for local authorities is clear and operable so that local authority officials and other stakeholders are able to prepare successfully for implementation of this reform.
See the easy read version of the online survey.
Documents
Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs
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Supporting local preparation: draft guidance
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Implementing the cap on care costs: draft operational guidance
PDF, 293 KB, 56 pages
Ways to respond
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Email to:
chargingreformconsultation@dhsc.gov.uk
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Published 4 March 2022
Last updated 14 March 2022 + show all updates