Written question WQ95513
- Asked by
- Russell GeorgeConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 4 days
Question
What plans does the Welsh Government have to increase the £50,000 residential care capital threshold in line with annual inflation?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Children and Social Care
The capital limit used in local authority charging for residential care was set at the current limit of £50,000 in April 2019.
Wales has the highest capital limit for residential care in the UK. We also have a single limit, which protects all of the capital a person holds at or below £50,000.
Under the Programme for government, we have committed to maintain the capital limit (for care) at £50,000.