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partner, dependant, or relative aged at least 60. The new rules raise the cap for full fee payment to £100,000, compared with the £118,000 proposed alongside the Care Act 2014. At the lower end of the capital means test, there is currently no requirement to use any savings to help meet care fees if wealth is below £14,250 (although there may still be an income-based means tested contribution). This limit will rise to £20,000. Between the upper and lower capital limits there is currently an ‘income tariff’ contribution of £1 a week for each £250 (or part thereof) of capital above £14,250, an
The Government have recently created a new set of proposals in order to deal with a funding strategy for social care. On entering Downing Street in July 2019, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “… we will fi x the crisis in social care once and for all, and with a clear plan we have prepared…”. On Tuesday 7 September 2021, details of that plan fi nally emerged. THE SOCIAL CARE PROPOSALS The government’s reforms will use the existing framework of the Care Act 2014, which in turn was based on a set of proposals developed in the Dilnot report on social care of a decade ago. The new reforms will only apply to care in England, as Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own care schemes and funding mechanisms. The main changes, which apply to those commencing care from October 2023, relate to Capital means testing. The current English system requires anyone with capital of over £23,250 to fund the entirety of their care costs. This is referenced to as ‘self-funding’. The value of an individual’s home is generally counted towards the capital means test unless it is occupied by a
effective rate of 20.8%. The new regime will continue to have an income tariff between the new limits of £20,000 and £100,000. The government’s paper indicates this will be levied at “no more than 20 per cent”, which points to little if any change. At worst, it implies a contribution of £16,000 a year for someone with capital just below the new £100,000 ceiling. Total fees cap - currently there is no direct cap on the total amount that an individual can be required to pay for their care. For Client Chilcotts Law File Name those entering care from October 2023, 8100 Chilcotts Law Magazine Advert Amend Artworker Proof Stage there will be a new fee cap set at £86,000 PRINT initially (against £72,000 envisaged alongside the Care Act 2014). The cap will
only apply to the costs of personal care, not accommodation charges (sometimes referred to as ‘hotel’ costs). The Care Act 2014 bases the personal care cost ceiling on the fees that would be paid by the relevant local authority, which are typically much less than self-funders are charged by their care providers. The government indicates existing Care Act legislation will be used to “ensure that selffunders are able to ask their Local Authority to arrange their care for them so that they can secure better value care”. Quite what this will mean in practice is unclear – to date care providers have used self-funders Social Care Proposals to subsidise the fees charged to local authorities. NHS-funded Nursing Care (FNC) - currently
Fresh from Downing Street the individual’s care/nursing home is directly paid £187.60 a week to meet the cost of care from registered nurses. This is not means tested and it appears that this payment will continue after October 2023. Full care costs are met under the NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) as set out in the Department of Health National Framework Oct 2018. In my experience many individuals and families are often faced with making decisions about care, the where and how, at a time of crisis. I have worked in this area both as a clinician and advocate for 40 years so have experienced changes in both NHS and Social Care systems. Please do contact me with any help and advice I can provide to assist you to navigate your through the maze of information.
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