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
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.
The government is seeking views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice.
In response to: Social care reform: government response to Lords Select Committee report
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.
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.
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.