Cwestiwn ysgrifenedig WQ88737
- Gofynnwyd gan
- Rhys ab OwenAnnibynnol
- I'w ateb gan
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Cyflwynwyd
- Dyddiad ateb
- Atebwyd
- Amser i'w ateb
- 6 diwrnod
Cwestiwn
Mae'r cwestiwn a'r ateb yn Saesneg gan nad oes fersiwn Gymraeg ar gael.
Will the Minister outline what financial support is available from the Welsh Government for families struggling to fund the high costs of social care for their family members?
Ateb
Atebwyd gan Deputy Minister for Social Services
The Welsh Government does not provide specific direct financial support to families to pay for social care. However, the Welsh Government has put in place a maximum charge of £100 per week for domiciliary care, and a capital limit of £50,000 for residential care.
Charging policies are a matter for local authorities to develop, implement and manage at a local level if they so wish.
The discretion to charge for adult social care is provided within the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and underpinned by associated regulations and codes of practice. In developing this legislative framework, the Welsh Government requires that any charging policies for adult social care are fair and reasonable, means tested, and based on the capital assets and income of the individual in receipt of social care.