Welcome from Derbyshire County Council

Proposed adult social care reforms

The Government has announced it intends to delay the planned introduction of a new £86,000 care cap on the amount anyone in England will need to spend on their personal care over their lifetime.

From October 2023, the upper capital limit, the threshold above which people become ‘selffunders’ and pay for their care in full, was due to rise to £100,000 from the current £23,250. This meant that more people would be protected from paying the full cost of their care from their assets.

The lower capital limit, the threshold below which people would not have to pay for their care from their assets and only what they could afford from their income, would have increased to £20,000 from £14,250.

As per the current system, people whose assets fall between the capital limits would pay what they can afford towards the cost of their care from their income plus a means-tested ‘tariff’ contribution from their assets.

However, in November 2022, the Government announced that the plans would be delayed for two years, until 2025.

For more information, visit:

https://engage.dhsc.gov.uk/social-care-reform

Derbyshire County Council wants residents to stay healthy and well for as long as possible. Our aim is to help you to continue living independently and delay your need to access more formal social care and health services. The services include:

• Social care and wellbeing information and advice. • Support with welfare benefits entitlement. • Signposting to support. • Professional advice on possible social care needs. • Social care brokerage where applicable. • Live Life Better Derbyshire.

A broad range of organisations and groups provide support across Derbyshire. Many of these services are available free of charge, but some are chargeable.

If you think you have already exhausted options for support in your community, you should consider asking for a needs assessment. Visit: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social_health for more details on eligibility and the assessment process, or ring Call Derbyshire on: 01629 533190.

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