Changing for care consultation

The Welsh Government want your views on regulations which introduce changes to local authority charging for social care and support.

Consultation description 
The regulations will amend the existing rules set out in Parts 4 and 5 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

We are consulting on changes which are planned to take effect from the 10 April 2017, including:

• an increase in the amount of money people can keep without having to use it to pay for residential social care from £24,000 to £30,000
• a full disregard of War Disablement Pension  in financial assessments for charging for care and support
• a rise in the maximum charge for non-residential care and support to £70 a week
• increase the minimum  amount a person in residential social care can keep from their income to spend as they wish from £26.50 to £27.50 a week.

How to respond
Please submit your comments by 25 January 2017, in any of the following ways:
Online Form:   English           Cymraeg

Download the response form: English   Cymraeg

Complete and return to: consultationonchargingchanges@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Or: Alison James
Paying for Care
Partnership and Cooperation Division
Social Services and Intergration Directorate
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ