Support for local authorities to carry out the implementation for part 1 of the Care Act 2014.
- From:
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Published:
- 10 March 2016
- Last updated:
- In annexes B and C, added information on the Republic of Ireland Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme to the list of compensation payments that local authorities should disregard when determining how much a person can afford to contribute towards the cost of their care and support.
- This guidance has been updated to reflect system changes since its original publication (including the transition from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to integrated care boards (ICBs)), to correct broken links and to address minor grammatical errors.
- Updated to reflect new capital and income disregards for compensation payments received due to miscarriages of justice, and clarify the treatment of payments related to placed or supported children.
- Updated to add Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Financial Recognition Scheme to the list of income disregards.
- Amended 'List of changes made to the Care Act guidance' to note that, following an announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the planned adult social care charging reforms, which were inherited from the previous government, will not be taken forward in October 2025.
- Updated the attachment 'DHSC’s position on the determination of ordinary residence disputes in light of the outcome of the Worcestershire case' following the Worcestershire judgement.
- Updated to reflect new capital and income disregards, and to clarify the position around occupational pensions, personal pensions or retirement annuities paid to a spouse or civil partner.
- Updated to reflect a change in DHSC’s position on the determination of ordinary residence disputes in light of the outcome of the Worcestershire case.
- Updated paragraph 17.73 of the care and support statutory guidance to make clear that Section 72 (the introduction of an appeals system for reviewing care and support decisions made by local authorities) remains under review.
- Email address added to chapter 19 for ordinary residence referrals to the Secretary of State.
- Amendments were made to paragraphs 3.41,12.47 and 16.52 of the guidance, and Chapter 23 was deleted, as a result of an announcement in the government’s Autumn Statement 2022 that the planned adult social care charging reforms are now delayed until October 2025.
- Updated 'DHSC’s position on the determination of ordinary residence disputes pending the outcome of the Worcestershire case' to note that the Supreme Court has granted Worcestershire County Council's application for an appeal, and that cases continue to be stayed until we have a final decision by the Supreme Court.
- Added a note explaining that some parts of the 'Care and support statutory guidance' are out of date and in the process of being updated.
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